John Perumattam
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John Perumattam was an India
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John Perumattam was born in Kakkoor, India, ordained a priest on March 11, 1951. Perumattam was appointed Exarch to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain
on July 29, 1968 and would be ordained bishop May 15, 1977. Perumattam would retire as bishop of the Diocese of Ujjain on April 4, 1998. Perumattam was one of founding members of the Missionary Society of Saint Thomas and first director general of the society. Perumattam died in a hospital in Ujjain. He was 89.
India
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n Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
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Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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John Perumattam was born in Kakkoor, India, ordained a priest on March 11, 1951. Perumattam was appointed Exarch to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain is a Syro-Malabar eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created as Apostolic Exarchiate on July 29, 1968 and John Perumattam was named its first Exarch...
on July 29, 1968 and would be ordained bishop May 15, 1977. Perumattam would retire as bishop of the Diocese of Ujjain on April 4, 1998. Perumattam was one of founding members of the Missionary Society of Saint Thomas and first director general of the society. Perumattam died in a hospital in Ujjain. He was 89.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of UjjainSyro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of UjjainThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Ujjain is a Syro-Malabar eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created as Apostolic Exarchiate on July 29, 1968 and John Perumattam was named its first Exarch...
- Missionary Society of Saint Thomas