Philippos Stephanos Thottathil

Last updated August 10, 2025

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Philipos Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Eparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace
Church	Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Diocese	Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
Appointed	5 August 2017
Installed	28 October 2017
Predecessor	Thomas Mar Eusebius
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Eparch of Tiruvalla and Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto (2010-2017)
Orders
Ordination	27 April 1979 by Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil
Consecration	13 March 2010 by Baselios Cleemis, Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, and Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-09) 9 May 1952 (age 73) Ranni, India
Motto	Thy Kingdom Come

Styles of Philipos Mar Stephanos Thottathil

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Excellency
Religious style	Eparch

Philipos Mar Stephanos Thottathil (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian Bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, in office since 2017. He is the second and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada, having previously served as Auxiliary Eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (2010-2017) .

Biography

On 27 April 1979, Stephanos Thottathil was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Stephanos Thottathil eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada on 5 August 2017.^[1]^[2] On 28 October 2017, Stephanos Thottathil was installed as eparch.^[3]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Mar Eusebius	Eparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace 2017 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Eparch of Tiruvalla 2010-2017	Succeeded by -

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Archeparchy of Tiruvalla	Eparchy of Bathery Eparchy of Muvattupuzha Eparchy of Puthur
Eparchies immediately subject to the Major Archbishop	Eparchy of Gurgaon Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
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