Pope appoints a new bishop to Gwalior Diocese in India
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Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Fr. Thomas Thennatt of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the new bishop to the Diocese of Gwalior in India. The 63-year old priest takes over from Bishop Joseph Kaithathara who has retired.Fr. Thomas Thennatt SAC was born on November 26, 1953 in Koodalloor, in the Diocese of Kottayam. In 1969 he joined the Minor Seminary of Pallottigiri in Trivandrum, Kerala. Having completed his Novitiate in the Society of the Catholic Apostolate he made his solemn profession on 31 May 1975 and was ordained a priest on October 21, 1978. After ordination he held the following positions:1978-1980: chaplain in the Diocese of Amravati1980-1981: chaplain in the diocese of Eluru1981-1983: Studied for a licentiate in theology in Poona Seminary1984-1987: parish priest of St. Anthony’s parish in Mudfort, Archdiocese of Hyderabad1987-1991: Director of the Commission on Youth and Young Cathol...
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Fr. Thomas Thennatt of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the new bishop to the Diocese of Gwalior in India. The 63-year old priest takes over from Bishop Joseph Kaithathara who has retired.
Fr. Thomas Thennatt SAC was born on November 26, 1953 in Koodalloor, in the Diocese of Kottayam. In 1969 he joined the Minor Seminary of Pallottigiri in Trivandrum, Kerala. Having completed his Novitiate in the Society of the Catholic Apostolate he made his solemn profession on 31 May 1975 and was ordained a priest on October 21, 1978.
After ordination he held the following positions:
1978-1980: chaplain in the Diocese of Amravati
1980-1981: chaplain in the diocese of Eluru
1981-1983: Studied for a licentiate in theology in Poona Seminary
1984-1987: parish priest of St. Anthony’s parish in Mudfort, Archdiocese of Hyderabad
1987-1991: Director of the Commission on Youth and Young Catholic Student / Young Students' Movement (YCS / YSM), families and the laity of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad
1991-1993: Pastor of Pushpanagar parish, Diocese of Indore
1993-1998: Regional Director for the laity and families, and for the Small Christian Communities (S.C.C.) in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
1998-2008: Rector of Khrist Premalaya Theologate, Ashta, and Director of the Regional Formation Commission
2002-2008: Councilor in the Province of Nagpur of his Congregation
2008-2012: Pastor in Ishgar parish in the Diocese of Jhabua, President of the Conference of Religious in India (C.R.I.), Director of the Commission for the Laity, families and Small Christian Communities (S.C.C.);
Since 2012: parish priest at Mankapur in the Archdiocese of Nagpur and President of the Pastoral Commission of the Province.
The Diocese of Gwalior (1999), suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bhopal, has an area of ??33,500 square kilometers and a population of 6,500,000 inhabitants, of whom 4,900 are Catholics. There are 13 parishes, served by 33 priests (23 diocesan and 10 religious), 68 nuns and 11 seminarians.
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