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 | |
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| Bishop of Sagar | |
| Appointed | 12 January 2018 |
| Predecessor | Anthony Chirayath |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 March 1984 |
| Consecration | 17 April 2018 by George Alencherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1958 Pulinkunnoo, Kerala, India |
| Styles of James Athikalam | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
editAthikalam 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
edit- ^ "Mar James Athikalam". syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pope appoints a new bishop for the Eparchy of Sagar, India". 12 January 2018.
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