Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Wife Kamala with Archbishop Varghese Chakkalakkal at the bishop's house in kozhikode on saturday. , Photo Credit: K. RAGESH
Pope Francis Elevated The Diocese of Calicut to the Status of Metropolitan Archdiocese on Saturday.
The announsement was made at 3.30 PM (Noon in ROME) By Mar by Mar Joseph Pamplany, The Archbishop of Thalassery, on the Instructions of the Pope at the Bishop's House at Malapamba here.
The Archdiocese of Calicut will have kannur and sultanpet as its suffragan dioceses. Meanwhile, Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of the Diocese of Calicut will become the first metropolitan archbishop of the ArchdiOcese of CALICUT.
Bishops Alex Vadakumthala of Kannur, Remigiose Inchananiyil of Thamarassery, Peter Abir Antonysamy of Sultanpet, Ambrose Puthenveettil of Kottappuram and Auxiliary Bishops Antony Valunkal of Valunkal of Valunkal of VALUNKAL OF VALUNKAL OF Dennis kuruppassery of kannur was presented on the evcation.
Several Socio-POLITICAL Leaders Including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, All India Congress Committee General Secretary KC Venugopal, and Kozhikode mp MK Raghavan Visited Archbishop Chakkalakal to congratulate he on his elevation.
Archbishop Chakkalakal Comes with Decades of Pastoral Experience. He was ordained a prrest in 1981 and was the first bishop of kannur in 1998. He was transferred to calicut in 2012. Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and Currently Leads the Kerala Regional Latin Catholic Bishops' Council (KRLCBC) and the ccbi commission for vocals, seminaries, and Clargy.
Published – April 13, 2025 02:22 AM IST
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