Jacob Angadiath
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Jacob Angadiath | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago | |
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| Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago |
| Appointed | March 13, 2001 |
| Installed | July 1, 2001 |
| Retired | July 3, 2022 |
| Predecessor | First Eparch |
| Successor | Mar Joy Alappatt |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar |
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| Ordination | January 5, 1972 |
| Consecration | July 1, 2001 by Varkey Vithayathil, Joseph Pallikaparampil, and Kuriakose Kunnacherry |
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| Born | September 26, 1945 Periappuram, Travancore, British India |
| Motto | To love, to serve |
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| Spoken style | Mar |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Mar Jacob Angadiath (born October 26, 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church; he was serving as the first bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago from July 2001 until his retirement on July 3, 2022.[1]
Biography
[edit]Angadiath was born on October 26, 1945, at Periappuram in the princely state of Cochin (modern day Ernakulam District, Kerala) in India. He was sent to Dallas, Texas, in 1984 under the auspices of the Overseas Mission of the Syro-Malabar Church to initiate a Syro-Malabar ministry in the United States.[2]
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Episcopal succession
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| Saint Thomas Christians, legacy of the Malankara Church (active 1st century–1601) in Kerala, India |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Jacob Angadiath". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath | St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese". www.stthomasdiocese.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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