Bishop Thomas Tharayil †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 May 1899		Born	Kaipuzha
18 Dec 1926	27.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
9 Jun 1945	46.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
9 Jun 1945	46.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Azotus
7 Oct 1945	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Azotus
8 Jan 1951	51.7	Succeeded	Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
5 May 1974	75.0	Retired	Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
26 Jul 1975	76.2	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India

a priest for 48.6 years
a bishop for 29.8 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †
Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †
Archbishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry

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