Bishop Alexander Choolaparambil (14 October 1877 – 8 January 1951) was born in

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, India. Ordained a priest in 1906, he was appointed

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of Kottayam and then bishop of Busiris that same year. In 1923 Mar Choolaparampil became bishop of Kottayam, dying in that capacity in 1951.

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1877 births 1951 deaths 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops Archbishops of Kottayam {{SyroMalabar-bishop-stub