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New Kochi Bishop to assume office

KOCHI: Joseph Kariyil will officially assume office as the 35th Bishop of the diocese of Cochin on Sunday at a concelebrated Mass to be led by Archbishop Dainel Acharuparampil of Varappuzha.

Bishop Kariyil, formerly head of the Punaloor diocese, was appointed to lead the Cochin diocese, one of the oldest Catholic dioceses in India. He replaces Bishop John Thattungal. The official assumption of charge will begin with a reception being accorded to the new Bishop at 3.15 p.m. on the day at the Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Kochi.

There will be a public function following the Mass in which the new Bishop will be felicitated by priests, the religious and the laity of the diocese.

Bishop Kariyil was born at Arthunkal, Alappuzha district in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1973.

The new Bishop has chosen for his motto, “The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.”

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