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THE ARCHEPARCHY OF KOTTAYAM Catholic Metropolitan’s House P. B. No. 71, Kottayam - 686 001, Kerala, India Tel : 0481 - 2563527, 2563812, 2300453 Fax : 2563327 E-mail: cbhktym@hotmail.com
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THE METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP
Mar Mathew Moolakkatt OSB He was born on February 27,1953 at Uzhavoor in Kottayam District. He was ordained priest on 27th December, 1978. He has B.Sc., B. Ed., M.A. in Sociology and doctorate in Canon Law. In 1994 he joined the Vallombrosan Benedictine Monastery and made the Final Profession on December 5, 1998. On December 28, 1998 he was nominated Bishop of Holler and appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam. He received the Episcopal Ordination on 6th January, 1999 from His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Later, on August 15, 2003 H.H. Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilicia, Vatican appointed Mar Mathew Moolakatt as Co-adjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Kottayam. He is the member of the K.C.B.C Commission for Youth. Presently he is a member of permanent synod of the Syro-Malabar Church and also a member of the Central Liturgical Commission. He is a member of the Synodal Commission for St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor. He took over as the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Kottayam on January 14, 2006. |
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