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George Panamthundil

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
George George Panamthundil
Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Titular Archbishop of Floriana
Appointed 16 June 2023
Predecessor Francis Chullikatt
Other post Titular Archbishop of Floriana
Orders
Ordination 18 February 1998
Consecration 9 September 2023
by Pietro Parolin, Baselios Cleemis and Rubén Salazar Gómez
Personal details
Born 20 May 1972
Trivandrum, India
Motto In Unitate Trinitatis

George George Panamthundil (born 20 May 1972) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

George Panamthundil was born on 20 May 1972 in Trivandrum, India. He was ordained a priest for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum on 18 February 1998. He graduated in oriental canon law and knows French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Diplomatic career

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2005 and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Costa Rica, Guinea, Iraq, Austria, and Israel, the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, and the Pontifical Representation in Cyprus.

On 16 June 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Floriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan.[1][2] On 15 July 2023, he was also named apostolic nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well.[3] He was consecrated as archbishop on 9 September 2023.[4]

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