Philippos Mar Stephanos (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian
Bishop
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of the
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
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. He is the second and current bishop of the
, having previously served as
Auxiliary Eparch for the
Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in Tiruvalla, in Kerala, India. Metropolitan Archbishop Aboon Mor Thomas Koorilos currently presides. The seat of the eparchy is at S ...
(2010-2017) .
Biography
On 27 April 1979, Stephanos Thottathil was ordained to the priesthood.
Pope Francis
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appointed Stephanos Thottathil eparch for the
on 5 August 2017.
On 28 October 2017, Stephanos Thottathil was installed as eparch.
See also
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Catholic Church hierarchy
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References
External links
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada Official Site
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1952 births
Living people
People from Pathanamthitta district
Syro-Malankara bishops
Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States
21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops
21st-century American clergy
Indian Eastern Catholic bishops