Archbishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Feb 1916		Born	Kallooppara
24 Aug 1944	28.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Antarados
29 Jan 1953	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Antarados
27 Jan 1955	39.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
10 Oct 1994	78.7	Died	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 50.1 years
a bishop for 41.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ivanios Givergis Thomas Panikervitis (Panickerveetil) †
Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil †
Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankarese)
Bishop Thomas Tharayil †
Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Ivanios Givergis Thomas Panikervitis (Panickerveetil) †
Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese)

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil (1978)
Bishop Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil (1986)
Bishop Vincent Paulos Kulapuravilai (1991)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil † (1978)
Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. † (1978)
Bishop Lawrence Ephraem Thottam † (1980)
Bishop Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel (1988)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal † (1954)
Archbishop Joseph Kundukulam † (1970)
Bishop Paul Chittilapilly (1988)

Source(s):

c2+: CB
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 141

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