Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †

Deceased

Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
19 Feb 1909		Born
24 Aug 1946	37.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
31 Dec 1953	44.8	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
31 Dec 1953	44.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti
22 Apr 1954	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti
27 Jan 1955	45.9	Appointed	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
29 Sep 1977	68.6	Died	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

MicroData Summary for Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal
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Bishop Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal (born 19 Feb 1909, died 29 Sep 1977) Bishop of Tiruvalla

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Event Place
Birth Place Tiruvalla, Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)
Ordained Bishop St. John, Cathedral, Tiruvalla, Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)

a priest for 31.0 years
a bishop for 23.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil †
Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †
Titular Bishop of Antarados
Bishop Thomas Tharayil †
Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil †
Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Tiruvalla, Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)
Ordained Bishop	St. John, Cathedral, Tiruvalla, Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1954, Number 17
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 96, Number 8,211

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a priest for 31.0 years a bishop for 23.4 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil † Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara) Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. † Titular Bishop of Antarados Bishop Thomas Tharayil † Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil † Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara)