Bishop Thomas Kozhimala †

Deceased

Bishop of Bhagalpur

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
9 Dec 1939		Born	Kanjirapally
17 Oct 1970	30.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
14 Jun 1996	56.5	Appointed	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
7 Oct 1996	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
1 Jun 2005	65.5	Died	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India

a priest for 34.6 years
a bishop for 8.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J.
Bishop Michael Minj, S.J. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Thomas Kozhimala † (1996)
Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo (1978)
Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J. † (1961)
Pope Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † (1925)
Giovanni Cardinal Tacci Porcelli † (1895)
Amilcare Cardinal Malagola † (1876)
Filippo Cardinal de Angelis † (1826)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galeffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Julius Marandi

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