Sign in
  • Overview
  • Insights
  • Statistics
  • Financials
  • Reports
  • Bishop
  • Directory
  • Map
  • Documents
  • Manage Data
  • Overview Dashboard
  • Magisterium AI
Eparchy of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar)Bishop
Sign in
Bishop

Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil

Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar)

Coat of arms
Born
Apr 18, 1958 Cherpunkal, Kottayam district, India
Nationality
India
Ordained priest
May 6, 1985
Ordained bishop
Sep 17, 2013 Lal-Bagh, India
Appointed
Sep 17, 2013
Principal consecrator
George Alencherry
Co-consecrators
Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel Simon Stock Palathara

Mar Joseph Kollamparampil CMI. Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil CMI was born at Cherpunkal, Kerala on 18 April 1958. He had his early education at St. Antony's School, Mutholy. After his high school education, he joined the Jagdalpur mission of the CMI Congregation in 1975. He had his aspirancy at Mutholy, Pala and higher secondary education in Bastar High School, Jagdalpur. He took his first religious profession on 3 June 1979 at Chethipuzha and final commitment on 1 January 1985. He was ordained priest on 6 May 1985. He did his regency at Kodagaon in 1982. He studied Philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore and theology at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. After his ordination he pursued M.Th. in Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (1985-1987). He took a Doctorate in Systematic Theology from the St. Thomas Aquinas Pontifical University (Angelicum), Rome (1993-1996). He has served in a number of pastoral roles, including priest in-charge at Chindgarh in 1987, priest in-charge and manager of Vimal Vidhyashram, Mariguda (1987-1989), team member of Vinayalaya, CMI novitiate at Bhanpuri (1989-90), Rector of minor seminarians at Karithgaon (1990-1991) and at Suman Ashram, Palligaon (1991-1993, 1999-2002), secretary to bishop and assistant to cathedral parish (1993), parish priest and rector of minor seminary at Dugoli (1996-1999), finance secretary of the CMI Nirmal Province Jagdalpur (2002-2005), master of the theology students at Samanvaya Theological College, Kolchoor (2005-2008), chancellor of the Eparchy of Jagdalpur and Chairman of the eparchial commission for catechism and evangelization (1999-2008) and provincial superior of the CMI Nirmal Province, Jagdalpur (2008-2011). He served as the Rector of Samanvaya from 2011 to 2013. He also rendered his services as the confessor of various congregations, spiritual director of seminarians, formation coordinator of Nirmal Province and secretary to provincial. He succeeds Bishop Simon Stock Palathra CMI. On 16 July 2013, he was appointed the third Bishop of Jagdalpur. His Beatitude George Cardinal Alencherry ordained him a bishop on 17 September 2013.