Bishop of Alleppey
James Raphael Anaparambil is Bishop of Alleppey, India. James Raphael Anaparambil was born on 7 March 1962 in Kandakadavu, Diocese of Alleppey, and studied at the Major Seminary of Alwaye. He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1986 for the clergy of the Diocese of Alleppey. After priestly ordination he held the following positions: 1986-1987: chaplain in Saint Thomas Parish in Thumply; 1987-1988: chaplain in Mount Carmel Cathedral in Alleppey; 1989-1993: prefect and procurator of Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Maithara, Cherthala, Allappuzha; 1993-1998: studies for a doctorate in Biblical Theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome; 1998-2009: lecturer in Biblical Theology and Hebrew Language at Saint Joseph Pontifical Seminary, Carmelgiri, Aluva, and diocesan director of the Kerala Vocational Centre; 2009-2011: rector of Saint Joseph Pontifical Seminary, Carmelgiri, Aluva; 2011-2014: lecturer at Saint Joseph Seminary, Carmelgiri, Aluva; 2014-2016: adjunct vicar general for the clergy, religious, and seminarians of Alleppey; from 2016: officer responsible for review of the Malayalam Bible translation at the Pastoral Orientation Centre in Ernakulam and seminary lecturer.