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Catholic prelate (1934–2020)
Paul Chittilapilly
Bishop of Kalyan,
Bishop of Thamarassery
ChurchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
DioceseThamarassery
Orders
Ordination18 October 1961
by Archbishop Mathew Kavukattu
Consecration24 August 1988
by Archbishop Antony Padiyara
Personal details
Born(1934-02-07)February 7, 1934
Mattom, Kerala
DiedSeptember 6, 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 86)
Kozhikode, Kerala
Alma materPontifical Lateran University (Ph.D.)

Paul Chittilapilly (7 February 1934 – 6 September 2020) was a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Chittipilly was born in Mattom in the Thrissur district of Kerala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. Following his return from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, he was appointed professor at St. Thomas’ Apostolic Seminary in Kottayam. In 1978, he was appointed vicar general of the Archeparchy of Thrissur.

He served as bishop of the Eparchy of Kalyan from 1988 to 1996 and as bishop of the Eparchy of Thamarassery from 1996 to 2010.

Notes

  1. ^ "Former Thamarassery Bishop Mar Paul Chittilapilly passes away". onmanorama.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ Alathara, Stephen (6 September 2020). "Bishop Paul Chittilapilly Bishop Emeritus of Thamarasserry Passed Away". ccbi.in. Retrieved 10 October 2021.


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