John Perumattam (3 November 1921 – 18 June 2011) was an Indian
Prelate
A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Minister (Christianity), Christian clergy who is an Ordinary (church officer), ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which me ...
of
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Cathol ...
.
John Perumattam was born in Kakkoor, India, ordained a priest on 11 March 1951. Perumattam was appointed Exarch to the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain on 29 July 1968 and would be ordained bishop 15 May 1977. Perumattam would retire as bishop of the Diocese of Ujjain on 4 April 1998. Perumattam was one of founding members of the
Missionary Society of Saint Thomas and first director general of the society. Perumattam died in a hospital in Ujjain.
News of his death
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See also
* Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain
* Missionary Society of Saint Thomas
References
External links
Catholic-HierarchyMissionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle
Syro-Malabar priests
1921 births
2011 deaths
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