George Rajendran Kuttinadar

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George Rajendran Kuttinadar

Bishop of Thuckalay
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ChurchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
Province Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanacherry
Diocese Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay
See Thuckalay
Appointed24 August 2012
Predecessor George Alencherry
Orders
Ordination29 December 2003
Consecration16 September 2012
by George Alencherry
Personal details
Born (1968-04-14) 14 April 1968 (age 56)
NationalityIndian
DenominationSyro-Malabar

George Rajendran Kuttinadar (born 14 April 1968) is the bishop of the Thuckalay diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, appointed to that position by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 August 2012. [1] [2] He was educated in Nashik where he studied philosophy and in Shillong where he studied theology. [2] He was formerly principal of St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary School in Shillong. [3] He was ordained as a priest on 29 December 2003 and as a bishop on 16 September 2012. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Fr. Rajendran to be ordained as a Bishop". The Shillong Times. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "Shillong priest made bishop". The Telegraph . Kolkata. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[ dead link ]
  4. "Most Reverend George Rajendran Kuttinadar SDB (Bishop of Thuckalay)". Catholic Directory of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.