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Philipos Mar Stephanos Thottathil (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian
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, in office since 2017. He is the second and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada, having previously served as Auxiliary Eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (2010-2017) .


Biography

On 27 April 1979, Stephanos Thottathil was ordained to the priesthood.
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appointed Stephanos Thottathil eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada on 5 August 2017. On 28 October 2017, Stephanos Thottathil was installed as eparch.


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Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thottathil, Philipos Stephanos 1952 births Living people People from Pathanamthitta district Syro-Malankara bishops Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States 21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century American bishops Indian Eastern Catholic bishops Converts to Eastern Catholicism from Oriental Orthodoxy