James Athikalam

James Athikalam (born 5 July 1958) is an Indian prelate of the Syro-Malabar Church. Since January 2018, he is the Bishop of Sagar.

James Athikalam
Bishop of Sagar
Appointed	12 January 2018
Predecessor	Anthony Chirayath
Orders
Ordination	22 March 1984
Consecration	17 April 2018 by George Alencherry
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-05) 5 July 1958 (age 67) Pulinkunnoo, Kerala, India

Styles of James Athikalam
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Athikalam was ordained a priest on 22 March 1984, in the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Thomas the Apostle. He worked mainly in monastic seminaries. He was also, among others, general director of the congregation and head of the monastic project of the Nirmal Jyothi Mental Health Program.^[1]

On 12 January 2018, following the retirement of his predecessor Anthony Chirayath, Athikalam was appointed bishop of Sagar.^[2][3] He was conferred episcopal chirotonium on 17 April by the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, Archbishop George Alencherry.