Joseph Pamplany

Pope Francis announced his approval of his election by Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church as archbishop on January 15, 2022, replacing Mar George Njaralakatt.After he returned from his studies in Belgium, He was appointed by George Valiamattam as the Archdiocese's Bible Apostolate Director and founded the Alpha Institute of Theology and Science to help form the theological formation of lay people in the Archdiocese and was the Founder-Director.He also became a Professor at various colleges including teaching Sacred Scripture in St. Joseph’s Pontifical Institute, Aluva, Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kunnoth, St. Peter’s Seminary, Bangalore, and Divine Bible College, Muringoor and also serving as a research guide.Mar Pamplany also served as a retreat preacher in India and the various disapora of the Syro Malabar Church.In that Synodal Session, He was also elected to become the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry replacing Mar George Njaralakatt.
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