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

Deceased

Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Feb 1916		Born
24 Aug 1944	28.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Antarados
29 Jan 1953	36.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Antarados
27 Jan 1955	38.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
10 Oct 1994	78.6	Died	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

MicroData Summary for Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil
(VIAF: 172149619435604010004; WikiData: Q4887299)
Archbishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil O.I.C. (born 1 Feb 1916, died 10 Oct 1994) Archbishop of Trivandrum

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

Event Place
Birth Place Kallooppara, Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara)
Ordained Bishop Crypt, Cathedral, Trivandrum, Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara)

a priest for 50.1 years
a bishop for 41.6 years

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

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Samuel Irenios Kattukallil (1978)
Bishop Joseph Thomas Konnath (1978)
Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. † (1986)
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)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Kallooppara, Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara)
Ordained Bishop	Crypt, Cathedral, Trivandrum, Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara)

Source(s):

c2+: CB
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 141, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 96, Number 8,210
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1953, Number 2

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