Born : 07-02-1953
Place : Malapallipuram, Trichur Dt
Diocese : Kottapuram
Parish : St Antony’s Chruch
Parents : Ouseph and MariyamChakkalakal
Primary Education : St Antony’s LP, Malapallipuram
U.P and High School : St Antony’s High School, Mala
College : St Aloysius College, Mangalore
Major Seminary : St Joseph’s Interdiocesan Seminary,Mangalore
Ordained Priest : 02-04-1981 by Bishop MaxwellV. Noronha
Worked in Parishes : Pallikunnu, Pakkam, Chalil, West Hill,Ezhimala, Perinthalmanna
Masters in Theology : Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye
Masters in History : Mysore University
Doctorate in Canon Law : Urban Universtiy, Rome
Professor & Dean of studies : St Joseph’s Inter Diocesan Seminary,Mangalore
Elected Bishop : November 05, 1998
Ordained Bishop : February 07,
1999 Bishop of Kannur : 1998-2012
Secretary General : KRLCBC Chairman, Commission
for laity : KCBC
Chairman, VSRC : KRLCBC
Bishop of Calicut : June10,2012
Secretary General
Theological Commission : KRLCC
