James Athikalam (born 5 July 1958) is an Indian prelate of the Syro-Malabar Church. Since January 2018, he is the Bishop of Sagar.

James Athikalam
Bishop of Sagar
Appointed12 January 2018
PredecessorAnthony Chirayath
Orders
Ordination22 March 1984
Consecration17 April 2018
by George Alencherry
Personal details
Born (1958-07-05) 5 July 1958 (age 66)
Styles of
James Athikalam
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

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Athikalam was ordained a priest on 22 March 1984, in the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Thomas the Apostle. He worked mainly in monastic seminaries. He was also, among others, general director of the congregation and head of the monastic project of the Nirmal Jyothi Mental Health Program.[1]

On 12 January 2018, following the retirement of his predecessor Anthony Chirayath, Athikalam was appointed bishop of Sagar.[2][3] He was conferred episcopal chirotonium on 17 April by the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, Archbishop George Alencherry.

References

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  1. ^ "Mar James Athikalam". syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Rinuncia del Vescovo dell'Eparchia di Sagar dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e nomina del nuovo Vescovo". vatican.va (in Italian). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Pope appoints a new bishop for the Eparchy of Sagar, India". 12 January 2018.
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