Joseph Pastor Neelankavil (19 March 1930 – 17 February 2021) was a bishop of the
Syro-Malabar Church.
Neelankavil was born in
Aranattukara
Aranattukara is a town situated in the city Thrissur, in Kerala, India. Aranattukara is the 51st ward of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, an Indian civic body.
Location
It is surrounded by the localities of Laloor, Poothole, Vadookara, Kot ...
,
Kerala,
India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1960. He served as bishop of the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Sagar, India, from 1987 to 2006.
Neelankavil died from
COVID-19 on 17 February 2021
.
Notes
1930 births
2021 deaths
Syro-Malabar bishops
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
Christian clergy from Thrissur
Place of death missing
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
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