Lineage of Bishops
Rt. REV. DR. VARGHESE CHAKKALAKAL
FIRST BISHOP OF KANNUR, 1998-2014
Born | : | February 07, 1953 | |
Place | : | Malapallipuram, Trichur Dt. | |
Diocese | : | Kottapuram | |
Parish | : | St Antony’s Chruch | |
Parents | : | Ouseph and Mariyam Chakkalakal | |
Primary Education | : | St Antony’s LP, Malapallipuram | |
U.P and High School | : | St Antony’s High School, Mala | |
College | : | St. Aloysius College, Mangalore | |
Major Seminary | : | St Joseph’s Inter diocesan Seminary, Mangalore | |
Ordained Priest | : | April 02, 1981 by Bishop MaxwellV. Noronha | |
Worked in Parishes | : | Pallikunnu, Pakkam, Chalil, West Hill, Ezhimala, Perinthalmanna | |
Masters in Theology | : | Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye | |
Masters in History | : | Mysore University | |
Doctorate in Canon Law | : | Urban University, Rome | |
Professor & Dean of Studies | : | St Joseph’s Inter Diocesan Seminary, Mangalore | |
Elected Bishop | : | November 05, 1998 | |
Ordained Bishop | : | February 07, 1999 | |
Bishop of Kannur | : | 1998-2012 | |
Secretary General | : | KRLCBC Chairman, Commission | |
for laity | : | KCBC | |
Chairman, VSRC | : | KRLCBC | |
Bishop of Calicut | : | June 10, 2012 | |
Secretary General | : | Theological Commission, KRLCC |