6 New Bishops and 2 New Dioceses for the Syro-Malabar Church

New Appointments of Bishops and New Dioceses of the Syro-Malabar Church
It was announced on 18th January 2010 in Vatican as well as in Kerala.

V. Rev. Msgr Bosco Puthur (First Bishop in the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Kakkanad)Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 28-05-1946, Ordination: 27-03-1971, Presently working as the Rector of St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Aluva.
V. Rev. Msgr. George Njaralakkat (First Bishop of Mandaya, bifurcated from the diocese of Mananthawady), Hailing from diocese of Manathawady, Date of Birth: 23-06-1946
Ordination: 20-12-1971, Presently serves as the Proto Syncellus of Bhadravathi.
V. Rev. Msgr. Raphael Thattil (Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Trichur), Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 21-04-1956, Ordination: 21-12-1980, Presently working as Protosyncellus of the Trichur.
V. Rev. Dr. Remegius Inchananiyil (Bishop of Thamarassery), Hailing from diocese of Thamarassery, Date of Birth: 26-07-1961, Ordination: 26-12-1987, Presently working as the Chancellor of Thamarassery Diocese.
V. Rev. Dr. Pauly Kannukadan (Sr) (Bishop of Irinjalakuda), Hailing from diocese of Irinjalakuda
Date of Birth: 14-02-1961, Ordination: 28-12-1985, Presently working as the Director of Liturgical Research Centre, Kakkanad.
V. Rev. Dr. Paul Alappatt (Jr) (First Bishop of Ramanadhapuram, bifurcated from Palghat), Hailing from Archdiocese of Trichur, Date of Birth: 21-04-1962, Ordination: 27-12-1987
Presently working as the Rector of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary, Trichur.