Jos Tharakan

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Jos Tharakan
Bishop of Idaho
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Idaho
ElectedFebruary 19, 2022
In office2022-present
Predecessor Brian J. Thom
Orders
OrdinationDecember 30, 1994
ConsecrationJune 25, 2022
by  Michael Curry
Personal details
Born
Denomination Anglican
SpouseKimby
Children6

Joseph 'Jos' Tharakan is a published author, musician, and prelate of the Episcopal Church who currently serves as the Bishop of Idaho.

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Early years

Tharakan was born in Kerala, India and was raised as a Roman Catholic. After completing high school at the age of 15 he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. In 1989 he graduated from Delhi University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, Politics, English and Malayalam. He then attended Calvary Philosophical College where he studied Philosophy and Psychology, graduating in 1991 and then theology at the Capuchin Vidyabhavan in Kerala. He was ordained a priest on December 30, 1994, and was appointed to serve in the North Indian Missions of the Capuchins. He later served as a chaplain to the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Theresa in Delhi. he also held posts as assistant director of the Media House Publication Center, itinerant preacher, spiritual director, Theology Professor, music composer, and interim High School Principal for St Paul's and Holy Angels in Uttar Pradesh. In 1997 he moved to the United States and served in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock until 2001. After that he moved to Chester, Arkansas where he worked on a farm while also undertaking studies in Clinical Pastoral Education in San Antonio and Pine Bluff. [1]

Episcopal Church

In 2006, Tharakan joined the Episcopal Church and was appointed missionary chaplain at Christ Church in Mena, Arkansas. In 2007 he became rector of All Saints' Church in Russellville, Arkansas, where he remained until 2022. [2] [3]

Bishop

On February 19, 2022, Tharakan was elected Bishop of Idaho and consecrated on June 25, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise. [4]

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References

  1. "The Rt. Rev. Jos Tharakan | XIV Bishop of Idaho | 2022 – Current", Diocese of Idaho. Retrieved on June 9, 2023.
  2. "Idaho Elects a Former Franciscan from India", The Living Church , February 22, 2022. Retrieved on June 9, 2023.
  3. "Joseph ‘Jos’ Tharakan elected 14th bishop of Idaho", Episcopal News Service, February 21, 2022. Retrieved on June 9, 2023.
  4. "Jos Tharakan consecrated 14th bishop of Idaho", Episcopal News Service, June 27, 2022. Retrieved on June 9, 2023.