Archbishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Feb 1916		Born	Kallooppara
24 Aug 1944	28.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Other
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India
25 Oct 1952	36.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Antarados
29 Jan 1953	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Antarados
27 Jan 1955	39.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India
10 Oct 1994	78.7	Died	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India

a priest for 50.1 years
a bishop for 41.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ivanios (Giovanni) Giorgio Tommaso Panickerveetil †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil †
Bishop Thomas Tharayil †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. † (1953)
Archbishop Ivanios (Giovanni) Giorgio Tommaso Panickerveetil †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil †
Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. †
Bishop Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †
Bishop Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †
Archbishop Joseph Kundukulam †
Bishop Paul Chittilapilly

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