Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil

Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D., was born on May 27, 1960, in Vallamchira, in the Archdiocese of Changanacherry, India. After primary school, he entered the Divine Word Minor Seminary in Changanacherry. He studied philosophy and theology at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune. He obtained a diploma in economics from Mysore University in India. He made his perpetual profession in 1987 and was ordained a priest on May 7, 1988. Since 1989, he has served as a missionary in Zimbabwe, in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, where he held the following positions: 1990–1992: Vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Tshabalala; 1992–1997: Parish Priest of Embakwe Mission; 1997–2005: Parish Priest of St. Joseph’s in Tsholotsho and Dean of the Southern and Northern Deanery; 2005–2008: Diocesan Treasurer; since 2001: Ex-officio Councilor of the Catholic Development Commission (Caritas Zimbabwe); since 2008: Regional Superior of the Society of the Divine Word in Zimbabwe.