His Excellency Mar George Alencherry, the first Bishop of the Diocese
Date of birh : 19-04-1945
Place of birth : Thuruthy Village, Kottayam District Kerala State.
Name of Parents : Philipose (Father) Mary (Mother)
Languages known : Malayalam, Tamil, English, French
Ordained Priest : 18th December 1972
Details of degree/diploma : B.A. (Economics) Second Rank Kerala University 1965
: M.Th. - First Rank
Pontifical Theological Institute
Alwaye 1974
:D.Th.- Conjointly from Sorbonne University and Institut Catholique de Paris
France - 1986 Publications : Dharmikatha Innum Naleyum (Malayalam) 1972
Theological Articles on various subjects in English and Malayalam
Offices held as Priest : Director of Catechetics Archdiocese of Changanacherry 1976-78
: Deputy Secretary of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council 1986-93
: Director, Pastoral Orientation Centre Ernakulam 1986-91
(The Central Office of the Catholic Church in Kerala)
: Professor at Paurastya Vidyapitham Kottayam 1986-97
: Protosyncellus, Archdiocese of Changanacherry - 1994-97
Ordained and Installed as Bishop of
Thuckalay Diocese : 2nd February 1997
Additional office in the Syro-Malabar Church : Secretary, Syro-Malabar Synod Chairman, Synodal Commission for Catechesis
Additional office as Bishop in the Church in India : Chairman, Laity Commission of Catholic Bishops Conference of India