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 Syro-Malabar 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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