Paul Chittilapilly (7 February 1934 – 6 September 2020) was a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Chittipilly was born in Mattom in the Thrissur district of Kerala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. Following his return from the

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in Rome, he was appointed professor at St. Thomas’ Apostolic Seminary in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...

. In 1978, he was appointed

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of the Archeparchy of Thrissur. He served as bishop of the Eparchy of Kalyan from 1988 to 1996 and as bishop of the Eparchy of Thamarassery from 1996 to 2010.

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1934 births 2020 deaths Syro-Malabar bishops {{RC-bishop-stub