Jacob Angadiath
Mar Jacob Angadiath (born September 26, 1945) is an Indian-American prelate of the Catholic Church; serving as the first and current bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago since July 2001.[1]
Mar Jacob Angadiath | |
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| Bishop of SyroMalabar Diocese of Chicago | |
| Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago |
| Appointed | March 13, 2001 |
| Installed | July 1, 2001 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 5, 1972 |
| Consecration | July 1, 2001 by Varkey Vithayathil, Joseph Pallikaparampil, and Kuriakose Kunnacherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1945 Periappuram, Travancore, British India |
| Previous post | Vicar |
| Motto | To love, to serve |
| Styles of Jacob Angadiath | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Excellency |
| Religious style | Eparch |
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
Episcopal succession
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| Preceded by First Eparch |
Eparch of St. Thomas of Chicago 2001–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church hierarchy | |
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Bold = Archeparchy | |
| Major Archiepiscopal province | |
| Other proper provinces in southern India | |
| Proper Archeparchy without suffragan | |
| Eparchies within Latin provinces in India | |
| Exempt jurisdictions in India | |
| Exempt jurisdictions outside India | |
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| West Syriac, legacy of the Patriarchate of Antioch |
| Syriac Christianity  Saint Thomas Christians  | |||||||
| East Syriac, legacy of the Church of the East (the "Nestorian Church") (410–1552) |
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| Saint Thomas Christians, legacy of the Malankara Church (active 1st century–1601) in Kerala, India |
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References
- "Bishop Jacob Angadiath". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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