Thomas Elavanal

Thomas Elavanal
Bishop 
Thomas Elavanal
Bishop of Kalyan
Diocese Diocese of Kalyan
See Ernakulam-Angamaly
Orders
Ordination December 22, 1975
Consecration February 8, 1997
Personal details
Born March 28, 1950(1950-03-28)
Pala, Kerala, India
Denomination Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Mar Thomas Elavanal (born 28 March 1950) is a Syro Malabar Catholic Bishop. He is the Bishop of the Diocese of Kalyan.

Biography

Mar Thomas Elavanal was born to Zacharias and Thresia on 28th march 1950 at Mutholy near Pala. He joined the MCBS minor seminary in June 1966 and was ordained priest by Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikary on 22 December 1975. In 1978, he went to Rome for higher studies. He holds a Licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome and a Doctorate in Theology from Angelicum, Rome. He has been member of the Syro-Malabar Central Liturgical Committee since 1984. He was ordained Bishop on 8 February 1997 by the then Apostolic Administrator of the Syro-Malabar Church, Mar Varkey Vithayathil, and took charge of the Diocese of Kalyan on the same day.

References

  • [1] Profile from Syro Malabar Church Website
  • [2] Profile from Catholic Hierarchy

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