DIOCESE OF KANNUR

Rt. REV. DR. VARGHESE CHAKKALAKAL
FIRST BISHOP OF KANNUR, 1998-2014

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