Paul Alappatt

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Paul Alappatt
Eparch of Ramanathapuram
Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Archdiocese Thrissur
Diocese Ramanathapuram
Appointed18 January 2010
Installed11 April 2010
PredecessorOffice Established
Orders
Ordination27 December 1987
by  Joseph Kundukulam
Consecration11 April 2010
by  Andrews Thazhath, Jacob Thoomkuzhy, and Jacob Manathodath
Personal details
Born (1962-04-21) 21 April 1962 (age 61)
Edathiruthy, Kerala

Mar Paul Alappatt (born 21 April 1962) is an Indian-born bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India. He currently serves as the Eparch of Syro Malabar Eparchy of Ramanathapuram since 2010.

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Early life and priesthood

Mar Paul Alappatt was born to Varunny and Eliakutty Alappatt in Edathiruthy, Kerala on April 21, 1962. He attended Primary and Junior Schooling in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur before he joined St. Mary's Minor Seminary on June 19, 1977, to begin his priestly formation. He then proceeded to go to the St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Kottayam for his Formation in Philosophical and Theological Studies. During his Seminary Formation, he also attended Osmania University. He was ordained on December 27, 1987, by Joseph Kundukulam as a priest for Thrissur. He also attended the Pontifical Gregorian University for a diploma in jurisprudence and also went to the Pontifical Oriental Institute for Eastern Cannon Law. [1]

He began his priestly ministry in stints as priests in Mattam, Pudussery, Parannur, Puthur, and Mundur. After coming back from his studies in Rome, He was appointed the new Archbishop of Thrissur Jacob Thoomkuzhy as Vice Chancellor and Judge in the Eparchial Tribunal in the Eparchy in 1997 before being elevated to Chancellor in 1998. He held the role of chancellor for 9 years with dual roles as the Public Relations Director and Adjucant Eparchial Judge of the Tribunal. He also served as a member of the Archdiocesan Finance Council, Advisory Committee of St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Judicial Vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal of Trichur, Judge of the Major Archiepiscopal Tribunal in Kakkanad, and Convenor of the Archdiocesan Statues Committee. After his Chancellorship, He served as the Rector of the Minor Seminary in Trichur and Vocation Director. He also served as the Promoter for the Causes of Augustine John Ukkenm, Fr. Joseph Vithayathil, and Venerable Euphrasia Eluvathingal. [2]

Episcopal Ministry

Eparch of Ramanathapuram

After the erection of the Syro Malabar Eparchy of Ramanathapuram in 2010, Alappatt was elected as the Bishop of the newly erected eparchy on January 18, 2010. He was ordained bishop on April 11, 2010. [3]

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  2. ↑ "Syro Malabar Church". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ↑ "Bishop of Ramanathapuram Diocese Paul Alappatt | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.


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