Jose Porunnedom
ܝܘܣܦ ܦܪܢܕܡ
Bishop
Honorific prefixMar
TitleBishop of Syro Malabar Eparchy of Mananthavady
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTellicherry
DioceseMananthavady
PredecessorEmmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi
SuccessorIncumbent
Other postChairman of Syro Malabar Synodal Commission for Institutes of Consecrated Life[1]
Ordination22 December 1982
Consecration15 May 2004
Birth dateMarch 13, 1956 (age 70)
Birth placeVettimattom, Idukki District, Kerala, India
ReligionSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
ResidenceBishop's House, Mananthavady

Mar Jose Porunnedom (born 13 March 1956) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop who currently serves as the bishop of Mananthavady Diocese. He is the third bishop of Mananthavady Diocese.[2][3][4]

Early life and episcopal career

Jose Porunnedom was born at Vettimattom of Idukki district on 13 March 1956. After completing his studies at St. Joseph's Minor Seminary, Tellicherry, St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Aluva and at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome he was ordained a priest on 22 December 1982. In 1986, he went to Rome and obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from Pontifical Oriental Institute. On 18 March 2004, Pope John Paul II named him as the Bishop of Mananthavady as a successor of Bishop Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi.[5] He was consecrated on 15 May 2004, and took charge of the diocese.[6]

References

  1. ^ "SYRO-MALABAR SYNODAL COMMISSIONS". Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "PROFILE Mar Jose Perunnedom". Manathavady Diocese. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ^ "MAR JOSE PORUNNEDOM". Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. ^ "Bishop José Porunnedom". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  5. ^ "Oriental Church's New Bishops Said To Be Last Direct Vatican Appointments In Home Territory". UCA News. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  6. ^ "Bishop Jose Porunnedom | Bishop of Mananthavady Diocese Jose Porunnedom | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. UCAN. Retrieved 30 October 2020.