Jacob Angadiath
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Mar Jacob Angadiath | |
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| Bishop of SyroMalabar 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 |
| Predecessor | none |
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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 |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar |
| Motto | To love, to serve |
| Styles of Jacob Angadiath | |
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| Spoken style | His Excellency |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Mar Jacob Angadiath (born September 26, 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church; serving as the first and current bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago since July 2001.[1]
Biography[]
Angadiath was born on October 26, 1945 at Periappuram in the princily 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]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
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References[]
- ^ "Bishop Jacob Angadiath". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath | St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese". www.stthomasdiocese.org. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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