Thomas Naickamparampil
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Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius (born Thomas Naickamparampil 6 June 1961) is the first and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate
in the United States
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
on 14 July 2010.
. His home parish is Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
.
He obtained a Master's Degree in Philosophy from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune and Doctorate in Philosophy from the Gregorian University, Rome. The Gregorian University published his doctoral thesis.
on 29 December 1986. After his ordination he held the following positions: assistant pastor and pastor in several communities, then dean and professor of philosophy at St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary.
He served as Secretary-General of the Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara, Public Relations Officer, Coordinator for Interreligious Dialogue and Secretary of the council of priests. He was also the director of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, a school in Trivandrum.
Mor Eusebius received the order of remban (rabban in syriac) on Saturday 11 September 2010 at Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
.
He was appointed as the first exarch of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States on 14 July 2010 and at the same time Titular Bishop
of Lares. He is concurrently the priest apostolic visitator for Syro-Malankara Catholics in Canada and Europe. As such he is the papal representative who is charged with familiarising himself with the situation of a given community and reporting on its status to the Vatican
.
He was ordained bishop on 21 September 2010 at St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral, Trivandrum and his installation ceremony was on October 3, 2010 at Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, New York, United States.
in the Latin church - is created for the pastoral care of Catholics in an area outside the territory of the Eastern Catholic Church to which they belong.
In North America, there are 16 Syro-Malankara parishes and 15 churches serving about 10,000 Catholics. There are 30 priests and 34 women religious who minister to them. Syro-Malankara Catholics first began to migrate to the United States in 1984, settling first in the New York Metropolitan Area.
Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States is an apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholics in the United States of America....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 14 July 2010.
Early life and education
Thomas Naickamparampil was born in Mylapra in the state of KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. His home parish is Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as S H Church is located in the beautiful village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala. It has an outstanding tradition as the home church to one of the oldest Malankara...
.
He obtained a Master's Degree in Philosophy from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune and Doctorate in Philosophy from the Gregorian University, Rome. The Gregorian University published his doctoral thesis.
Career
Mor Eusebius was ordained priest for Syro-Malankara Catholic ChurchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
on 29 December 1986. After his ordination he held the following positions: assistant pastor and pastor in several communities, then dean and professor of philosophy at St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary.
He served as Secretary-General of the Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara, Public Relations Officer, Coordinator for Interreligious Dialogue and Secretary of the council of priests. He was also the director of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, a school in Trivandrum.
Mor Eusebius received the order of remban (rabban in syriac) on Saturday 11 September 2010 at Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra
Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as S H Church is located in the beautiful village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala. It has an outstanding tradition as the home church to one of the oldest Malankara...
.
He was appointed as the first exarch of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States on 14 July 2010 and at the same time Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Lares. He is concurrently the priest apostolic visitator for Syro-Malankara Catholics in Canada and Europe. As such he is the papal representative who is charged with familiarising himself with the situation of a given community and reporting on its status to the Vatican
Congregation for the Oriental Churches
The Congregation for the Oriental Churches is the dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for contact with the Eastern Catholic Churches for the sake of assisting their development, protecting their rights and also maintaining whole and entire in the one Catholic Church, alongside the liturgical,...
.
He was ordained bishop on 21 September 2010 at St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral, Trivandrum and his installation ceremony was on October 3, 2010 at Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, New York, United States.
Apostolic Exarchate
An apostolic exarchate in the Eastern Catholic Church is the equivalent of an apostolic vicariateApostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
in the Latin church - is created for the pastoral care of Catholics in an area outside the territory of the Eastern Catholic Church to which they belong.
In North America, there are 16 Syro-Malankara parishes and 15 churches serving about 10,000 Catholics. There are 30 priests and 34 women religious who minister to them. Syro-Malankara Catholics first began to migrate to the United States in 1984, settling first in the New York Metropolitan Area.
Published works
- THROUGH SELF-DISCOVERY TO SELF-TRANSCENDENCE. A Study of Cognitional Self-Appropriation in Bernard Lonergan (ISBN 8876527508 / 9788876527500)
Personal
He speaks Malayalam, English, German, Italian and Hindi and knows Syriac, Greek and French.External links
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church official website