George Panikulam

His Excellency
Dr. George Panikulam
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus Uruguay
Titular Archbishop of Caudium
Orders
Ordination 11 March 1967
by George Alapatt
Consecration 6 January 2000
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Birth name George Panikulam
Born (1942-10-26) October 26, 1942
Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Styles of
George Panikulam
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Archbishop Dr. George Panikulam[1] is a Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.[2] He is the current Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay[3][4] and Titular Archbishop of Caudium.

Early life

He was born in Puthenchira, Kerala, India on 26 October 1942.

Priesthood

He was Ordained a Priest on 11 March 1967 by George Alapatt.

Episcopate

He was Appointed Titular Archbishop of Caudium and Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras on 4 December 1999. He was Ordained a Bishop on 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II.

Vatican Diplomat

He was Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 3 July 2003. On 24 October 2008 he was Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Somalia. He was Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti on 18 December 2008. He was Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay on 14 June 2014[5] and retired in October 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Irinjalakuda". Diocese of Irinjalakuda. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Syro Malabar Church ::Bishops". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Apostolic Nunciature to Uruguay". GCatholic. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Panikulam named Uruguay Nuncio". Catholic-Hierarchy News. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  5. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop George Panikulam [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  6. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop George Panikulam [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.


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