Bishop Thomas Anthonios is appointed as Bishop of Gurgaon
New Canonical Provisions in the Syro Malankara Catholic Church
- His Excellency Thomas Mar Anthonios OIC is appointed as the Bishop of St Chrysostom, Gurgaon-Delhi.
His Excellency will continue as the Administrator of the Eparchy of St Ephrem, Khadki-Pune until further arrangements are made in the Eparchy.
- V. Rev. Dr. Fr Antony Kakkanatt is appointed as the Bishop of the Major Archiepiscopal Curia.
- Rt. Rev. Dr. Msgr. Mathew Manakkarakavil is appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum
മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ സഭക്ക് 2 പുതിയ മെത്രാൻമാർ
ഡൽഹി ഗുഡ്ഗാവ് ഭദ്രാസനത്തിൽ ബിഷപ് തോമസ് മാർ അന്തോണിയോസ് പുതിയ അധ്യക്ഷൻ
മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ സുവിശേഷ സംഘം ഡയറക്ടർ റവ.ഡോ. ആൻറണി കാക്കനാട്ട് തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് സഭാ ആസ്ഥാനമായ കാതോലിക്കേറ്റ് സെൻററിൽ കൂരിയാ മെത്രാനാകും. മാർ ഈവാനിയോസ് കോളേജ് മുൻ പ്രിൻസിപ്പൽ റവ.ഡോ. മാത്യു മനക്കര ക്കാവിൽ തിരുവനന്ത പുരം മേജർ അതിരൂപതാ സഹായ മെത്രാനാകും
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil OIC (66) Bishop of the Eparchy of St. John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankara, transferring him from the Eparchy of St. Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara. This provision was made public on 7 May 2022.
Fr. Antony Kakkanatt is appointed as Curia Bishop of Syro Malankara Catholic Church and Fr. Mathew Manakkara was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum Major Archdiocese of Syro Malankara
Bishop Thomas Anthonios Valiyavilayil OIC was born on November 21, 1955, in Adoor, in the Archieparchy of Trivandrum. A religious belonging to the Order of the Imitation of Christ Institute, he made his perpetual profession on December 9, 1980, and was ordained a priest on the following December 27. He received his doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute.
After ordination, he held the following positions: Superior of various convents; Director of a school in Kottayam; Master of postulants; Treasurer; Chaplain and parish priest; Professor in Trivandrum’s St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary and other Major Seminaries; General Councilor of his Institute and Postulator of the Cause of Beatification of the Servant of God Mar Ivanios; Chancellor of the Major Archiepiscopal Curia of the Syrian Malankara Church. Elected Bishop on January 25, 2010, he was assigned the titular See of Igilgili and received episcopal consecration on March 13 of the same year. On 26 March 2015, he was appointed the first Apostolic Exarch of St. Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara. On 23 November 2019, at the same time as the elevation of the Exarchate to Eparchy, he was appointed as the first bishop of the circumscription.
