Bosco Puthur
Mar Bosco Puthur | |
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| Administrator and Curia Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly | |
| See | Ernakulam-Angamaly |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1971 |
| Consecration | 13 February 2010 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1946 |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Parents | Anthony Puthur |
| Alma mater | St Johns' High School Parappur, St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
Mar Bosco Puthur മാര് ബോസ്കോ പുത്തൂര് (born 28 May 1946, Parappur, Kerala, India) is an East Syrian Catholic Bishop. He is the Curia Bishop of the Syro Malabar Church. Previously, he has served as Rector of St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha. He was also a Monsignor of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. Following the sudden death of Mar Varkey Vithayathil, he has also served as the Administrator of the Major Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly and of the Syro-Malabar Church.[1] On 11 January 2014 Bishop Bosco Puthur was appointed by Pope Francis as the bishop of the Eparchy of Melbourne of St. Thomas in Australia for the Syro-Malabar Catholics. He was also appointed as the Apostolic Visitator of the Syro-Malabar Faithful in New Zealand.
Notes
- ^ Mar Bosco Puthur: Notification of the funeral of Mar Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil
Appointed the First Bishop of the Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Melbourne, Australia
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