George Valiamattam
| Mar George Valiamattam | |
|---|---|
| Archeparch Emeritus of Tellicherry | |
| Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archeparchy of Tellicherry |
| In office | 18 February 1989 – 29 August 2014 |
| Predecessor | Sebastian Valloppilly |
| Successor | George Njaralakatt |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1963 by Sebastian Valloppilly |
| Consecration | 1 May 1989 by Antony Padiyara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1938 Punnathura, Kottayam, Travancore, British Raj, British Empire |
Mar George Valiamattam (born 16 September 1938) is an East Syriac Catholic Archbishop Emeritus. He was born at Punnathura, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was appointed as the second bishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry, upon the retirement of Mar Sebastian Valloppilly on 1 May 1989. He was promoted to the post of Metropolitan Archbishop in 1995.[1][2]
He served as the head of the Archdiocese for 25 years and retired in 2014.[3]
References
- Back to citation "Syro Malabar Church Bishop::Mar George Valiamattam Emeritus Bishop of Tellicherry::Tellicherry Archeparchy". syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- Back to citation David M. Cheney. "Archbishop George Valiamattam [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- Back to citation Archdiocese of Tellichery. "Former Bishops | Archdiocese of Tellichery". archdioceseoftellicherry.org. Retrieved 18 March 2022.