Daniel Acharuparambil was a Roman Catholic India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly

The Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly is located on the Malabar Coast in India. It became a metropolitan see in 1886. Verapoly is now officially named Varapuzha.-History:...

. Ordained to the priesthood on 14 March 1966, he was named archbishop and was ordained on 3 November 1996.

Profile

Dr. Daniel Acharuparambil, the Archbishop of Verapoly, was a member of Discalced Carmelite Order, Manjummel Province, Kerala, India. He was born of Rocky and Monica Acharuparambil in Palliport, in Kerala, India, on May 12, 1939.

After his School-Leaving Examination he joined the Carmelite order at Ernakulam in May 1956. He completed his philosophy and theology courses at St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye and was ordained priest on March 14, 1966. He acquired a bachelor-degree in Economics, Licentiate in Philosophy and a Master-degree in Indian Philosophy from University of Kerala, Pontifical Athenaeum in Poona and Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi respectively.

In 1972 he started teaching at Pontifical Urbaniana University

Pontifical Urbaniana University

The Pontifical Urbaniana University or Pontifical Urban University is a pontifical university under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.-History:...

 (P.U.U), Rome. He was awarded a Ph. D from Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome in 1978.

In 1986 he became Dean of the Faculty of Missiology

Missiology

Missiology is the area of practical theology that investigates the mandate, message, and mission of the Christian church, especially the nature of missionary work...

 at P. U. U. From 1988 to 1994, i.e. for two terms, he also served as rector magnificus at P. U. U.

He had been consulter of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue for 5 years since 1990. He was also consulter of the Congregation for Evangelization of the Peoples, a member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Diologue.

He was nominated Archbishop on August 5, 1996 and was consecrated at Ernakulam on November 3, 1996 by His Eminence Josef Cardinal Tomko, the then Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for missionary work and related activities...

, Rome. The same day he received the Pallium

Pallium

The pallium is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them by the Holy See. In that context it has always remained unambiguously...

.

He was the President of Kerala Regional Latin Catholic Council, President of Metropolitan Archbishop, President of K. C. B. C, Chairman of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council, President of Kerala Catholic Bishops Council and Archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 of Verapoly.

Life through years

• 12 May 1939 - Born at Palliport
• 14 Mar 1966 - Ordained Priest - Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites
  Carmelites
  The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain...
  
  
• 14 Jun 1996 - Appointed Archbishop of Verapoly, India
• 3 Nov 1996 - Ordained Bishop - Archbishop of Verapoly, India
• 24 Oct 2008 - Appointed Apostolic - Administrator of Cochin, India
• 8 May 2009 - Resigned Apostolic - Administrator of Cochin, India

Teaching responsibilities

• 1972 to 1996 Pontificia Universita Urbaniana
• 1 March 1994 Ordinary Professor
• 13 May 1981 Extraordinary Professor
• 1973 - 1983 Pontificia Universita Lateranense
• 1976 Pontificia Facolta Teologica,”Teresianum”
• 1980 Visiting Professor, Teresian Institute of Spirituality, Kalamasery
• 1977 Instituto Studi Asiatici, of P.I.M.E. Fathers Milano;
• 1977 Seminario Vescovile di Padova; Intensive course on Hinduism .

Other higher responsibilities

• 1986 - 1988 Dean of the Faculty of Missiology, P.U.U.
• 1988 - 1991 Rettore Magnifico of P.U.U.
• 1990 - 1995 Consultor of the Pontificial Council - for Inter-religious Dialogue
• 1991 - 1996 Consultor of the Congregation - for Evangelization of Peoples
• 1996- Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Diologue