George Njaralakatt

Mar George Njaralakatt (born 23 July 1946) is an archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. He retired after serving as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry on 15 January 2022 at the age of 75.^[1]

Mar George Njaralakatt ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ‎
Archbishop Emeritus Tellicherry
Church	Syro Malabar Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Tellicherry
Elected	29 August 2014
In office	30 October 2014
Retired	20 April 2022
Predecessor	Archbishop Mar George Valiamattam
Successor	Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Mandya Vicar General Diosece of Bhadravathy
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1971 by Mar Sebastian Vallopilly
Consecration	7 April 2010
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-23) 23 June 1946 (age 79) Kalayanthani, Thodupuzha, Idukki District, Kerala, India
Residence	Bishop's House, Tellicherry
Education	St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha University of Mysore Pontifical Salesian University, Rome

Early life

George Njaralakatt was born to Varkey and Mary Njaralakatt on 23 June 1946 at Kalayanthani in Thodupuzha Taluk in Idukki District. His LP School studies were at St. Josephs School, Arakuzha and he completed UP at St. Marys High School near Muvattupuzha. His family migrated to Malabar in 1960 and settled in Nadavayal, Wayanad, where he completed high school studies at St. Thomas High School, Nadavayal. After highschool he joined St. Joseph's Minor Seminary Thalasserry, Tellicherry later on he completed his philosophy and theology at St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Aluva. achieved a BA degree at Mysore University.^[2][3][4] He also holds a Licentiate in Catechetical Theology from Salesian Pontifical University, Rome.

Ordination

After completing college studies, he joined St. Joseph's Minor Seminary in Thalasserry in 1963. He was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1971 at Thalassery by Sebastian Valloppilly. He served as the Arakuzha from 2007 to 2010. On 18 January 2010, he was appointed the Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Mandya, in Karnataka and was consecrated on 7 April 2010 at the Infant Jesus Cathedral Church at Hinkal, Mysore. On 30 October 2014, he was raised as the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Tellicherry at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Tellicherry.^[5]