Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFM, Cap[1][2] was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first apostolic prefect and first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.
Most Reverend Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar | |
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| Native name | ഹിപ്പോളിറ്റസ് ആന്റണി കുന്നങ്കൽ |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Jammu–Srinagar |
| Appointed | 10 Mar 1986 |
| Installed | 29 Jun 1986 |
| Term ended | 3 Apr 1998 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Peter Celestine Elampassery |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 April 1951 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1986 by Cardinal Jozef Tomko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal 14 March 1921 |
| Died | 9 August 2008 (aged 87) Kerala, India[citation needed] |
| Buried | Kerala, India[citation needed] |
Early life
editKunnunkal was born on 14 March 1921 in the city of Alappuzha in the state of Kerala, India.[3]
Priesthood
editKunnunkal was ordained a Priest on 11 April 1951. He was a missionary priest belonging to Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Prefecture
editKunnunkal was appointed Prefect Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir on 11 November 1978.
Episcopate
editKunnunkal was consecrated Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar on 29 June 1986. While bishop of Jammu Sringar, he started an initiative to translate the Bible into Kashmiri, which would be completed in 2011, after his death.[4] He died on 9 August 2008.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Kanjamala, Augustine (1997). Paths of Mission in India Today. St Pauls BYB. ISBN 9788171092864.
- ^ "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | History". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Bazzoni, Maurizio (22 March 2017). "Araldica ecclesiastica: Stemma di fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Prefetto apostolico di Jammu e Kashmir (1978-1986) e quindi Vescovo di Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998)" [Coat of arms of fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Apostolic Prefect of Jammu and Kashmir (1978-1986) and then Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998)]. Araldica ecclesiastica [Ecclesiastical heraldry] (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via Blogspot.
- ^ Carvalho, Nirmala (28 February 2011). "Kashmiri translation of Bible completed, the work of a convert". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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