John Moolachira

His Excellency
John Moolachira
Archbishop of Guwahati
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
Appointed 9 Apr 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI
Installed 18 Jan 2012
Predecessor Thomas Menamparampil SDB
Orders
Ordination 23 Oct 1978
Consecration 15 April 2007
by Thomas Menamparampil SDB
Personal details
Born (1951-12-14) 14 December 1951
Puthussery Kadavu Kerala India
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, G.N.B Road, Ambari Guwahati 781 001, Assam, India
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Styles of
John Moolachira
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Archbishop John Moolachira is the current Archbishop of Guwahati.

Early Life

He was born in Puthussery Kadavu, Kerala on 14 Dec 1951.

Religious Life

He was Ordained a Catholic Priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur on 23 Oct 1978. He was appointed Bishop of Diphu on 14 Feb 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI and Ordained a Bishop on 15 Apr 2007. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati on 9 Apr 2011. He Succeeded as Archbishop of Guwahati on 18 Jan 2012[1][2][3].

References

  1. "John Moolachira | Archbishop | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. "Bishop John Moolachira | Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
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