Catholic Metropolitan's House,
P.B. No. 71, Kottayam- 686 001,
Kerala, India
Phone: +91 481, 2563527, 2563812, 2300453; Mobile: +91 9447473888
Fax :+91 481 2563327
Email:
[email protected],
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Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt was born in Uzhavoor in Kottayam district of Kerala on Feb. 27, 1953. He was ordained priest on Dec. 27, 1978.
He joined the Vallombrasan Benedictine Monastery and made the final profession on Dec. 5, 1998. He secured a doctorate in canon law from Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. He was nominated bishop of Holler and appointed auxiliary bishop of Kottayam on Dec. 28, 1998. He was consecrated on Jan. 6, 1999.
Pope John Paul II appointed him as co-adjutor bishop of the eparchy of Kottayam on Aug. 15, 2003. He is the member of CBCI commission for justice, peace and development. He also serves as the chairman of the Synodal Commission for of St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor.
On January 14, 2006 Mar Mathew Moolakkatt was enthroned as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kottayam.
