Joy Alappatt
John Alappatt | |
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| Eparch of St. Thomas of Chicago | |
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| Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago |
| Appointed | July 3, 2022 |
| Installed | October 1, 2022 |
| Predecessor | Jacob Angadiath |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 31, 1981 by James Pazhayattil |
| Consecration | September 27, 2014 by George Alencherry, Jacob Angadiath and Pauly Kannookadan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Alappatt September 27, 1956 |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Eparch of St. Thomas of Chicago (2014-2022) Titular Bishop of Bencenna (2014-2022) |
| Motto | Joyfully for your souls |
| Styles of Joy Alappatt | |
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| Reference style | Mar |
| Spoken style | Mar |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Mar John Alappatt (born September 27, 1956) is an Indian-born bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in the United States. He serves as the eparch of St. Thomas Eparchy of Chicago since 2022.
He served as the auxiliary bishop of the same eparchy from 2014–2022.
Biography[edit]
Early life and ministry[edit]
John Joy Alappatt was born in Parappukara, Kerala, India. He studied for the priesthood at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Vadavathoor, and was ordained a priest for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Irinjalakuda in India on December 31, 1981, by Bishop James Pazhayattil. Alappatt continued his studies at St. Joseph's Pontifical Institute in Aluva an at the Adheva University in Wattair.[1] He was then engaged in pastoral work in Chalkudy, Mala, the cathedral in Irinjalakuda, and as a chaplain in Chennai. In 1993 he was transferred to the United States where he served as a chaplain at the Georgetown University Medical Center where he also completed his clinical pastoral education program. Alappatt also served in pastoral assignments in New Milford, Newark and Garfield, New Jersey and as the vicar at the Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral in Bellwood, Illinois.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop[edit]
Pope Francis named Alappatt as the titular bishop of Bencenna and the Auxiliary Bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago on July 24, 2014.[2] He was ordained a bishop by George Alencherry, the major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, on September 27, 2014. The principal co-consecrators were Jacob Angadiath of Chicago and Pauly Kannookadan of Irinjalakuda.[3]
Eparch[edit]
On July 3, 2022, Pope Francis accepted Bishop Jacob Angadiath's resignation, and named Alappatt as successor.[4]
Alappatt was installed at the Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral in Bellwood, Illinois by head of the Syro-Malabar Church George Alencherry, Jacob Angadiath, and Stephen Chirappanath in the presence of Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. [5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New auxiliary bishop for US Syro-Malabar eparchy named". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Bishop John "Joy" Alappat". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Episcopal Installation of Bishop Joy Alappatt". Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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Episcopal succession[edit]
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