Paul Chittilapilly

Paul Chittilapilly (7 February 1934 – 6 September 2020) was a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Paul Chittilapilly
Bishop of Kalyan, Bishop of Thamarassery
Church	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Diocese	Thamarassery
Orders
Ordination	18 October 1961 by Archbishop Mathew Kavukattu[1]
Consecration	24 August 1988 by Archbishop Antony Padiyara[2]
Personal details
Born	(1934-02-07)February 7, 1934 Mattom, Kerala[2]
Died	September 6, 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 86) Kozhikode, Kerala[1]
Alma mater	Pontifical Lateran University (Ph.D.)[2]

Chittipilly was born in Mattom in the Thrissur district of Kerala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. Following his return from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, he was appointed professor at St. Thomas’ Apostolic Seminary in Kottayam. In 1978, he was appointed vicar general of the Archeparchy of Thrissur.^[1]

He served as bishop of the Eparchy of Kalyan from 1988 to 1996 and as bishop of the Eparchy of Thamarassery from 1996 to 2010.^[2]

Notes

1. "Former Thamarassery Bishop Mar Paul Chittilapilly passes away". onmanorama.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. Alathara, Stephen (6 September 2020). "Bishop Paul Chittilapilly Bishop Emeritus of Thamarasserry Passed Away". ccbi.in. Retrieved 10 October 2021.