Joseph Kalathiparambil

The Right Reverend
Joseph Kalathiparambil
Bishop Emeritus of Calicut
Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants
Province Rome
Diocese Rome
Appointed February 22, 2011
Predecessor Archbishop Agostino Marchetto
Other posts Member, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Orders
Ordination March 13, 1978
by Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara
Consecration May 19, 2002
by Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born (1952-10-06) October 6, 1952
Vaduthala, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Previous post Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut (2002-2011)
Motto "Super Omnia Caritas" ("Love is the greatest of all")
Styles of
Joseph Kalathiparambil
Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style none

Joseph Kalathiparambil (born October 6, 1952) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and is the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants.[1]

Bishop Kalathiparambil is fluent in speaking and writing Malayalam, English, Italian and Latin.

Life

Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil was born on October 6, 1952 in Vaduthala, a suburb of the city of Cochin in Kerala, India. Bishop Joseph was ordained a priest on March 13, 1978 by Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara of the Verapoly Archdiocese.He is specialized in Canon Law from Rome and was appointed Vice Rector of Collegio San Paolo in Rome from 1984 to 1989. Later he moved back to Kerala and was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Verapoly on August 15, 1989. He served as the Chancellor for the Archdiocese from 1989 to 1996.

He was granted the title of Chaplain of His Holiness, Monsignor, in 1989 by Pope John Paul II. On November 6, 1996, he was made the Vicar General of Archdiocese of Verapoly. He was advanced to the papal Prelacy of Honour on January 31, 2001. He served as the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese from 1996 to 2002. He was nominated Bishop of Calicut on April 19, 2002 and was consecrated on May 19, 2002.

He served as the Bishop of Calicut for almost 9 years and was then appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants on February 22, 2011. On March 5, he was also appointed as a Member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Episcopal motto

The motto of the Bishop's Coat of Arms is "Love is the greatest of all" ("Super Omnia Caritas") (I Cor. 13: 13).

Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants

On February 22, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants. After serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut for almost 9 years, Bishop Joseph returned to Rome to take up his new appointment. He worked under Pope Benedict XVI for two years until Benedict's resignation as pope. He continued to serve under Benedict's successor, Pope Francis. He has served mass with Pope Francis.

Visit to the Port of Tilbury, London

On September 28, 2011, a day before World Maritime Day, Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil visited the Port of Tilbury, the principal Port for London. The main purpose of this visit was to oversee the work of the Catholic Maritime Agency, Apostleship of the Sea. Bishop Joseph also attended the launch of the Maritime Piracy – Humanitarian Response Programme in London. This was one of his first official overseas visits as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants.

References

  1. "Bishop gets post in the Vatican". The Hindu. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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