Bishop's house
Lal-Bagh, Jagdalpur - 494001
Bastar Dt.
Chhattisgarh
India
Phone: (07782)228.293
Fax :228.307
Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil was born in Kerala on April 18, 1958, and was ordained priest on May 6, 1985.
He holds a doctorate from the Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral roles, including teacher and rector for aspiring vocations.
He succeeds Bishop Simon Stock Palathara, whose resigned upon arriving canonical age of retirement.
On July 16, 2013 he was appointed bishop of Jagdalpur and Cardinal George Alencherry ordained him bishop on Sept. 17, 2013.