The Most Reverend John Moolachira | |
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Archbishop of Guwahati | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati |
Appointed | 9 April 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Installed | 18 January 2012 |
Predecessor | Thomas Menamparampil SDB |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 October 1978 |
Consecration | 15 April 2007 by Thomas Menamparampil SDB |
Personal details | |
Born | Puthussery Kadavu,
Kerala, India | 14 December 1951
Nationality | Indian |
Residence | Archbishop's House, G.N.B Road, Ambari Guwahati 781 001, Assam, India |
Previous post(s) | |
Motto | THY KINGDOM COME |
Styles of John Moolachira | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
John Moolachira [1] [2] [3] is the current serving Archbishop of Guwahati. [4]
He was born in Puthussery Kadavu, Kerala on 14 December 1951. [5] [6]
He was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur on 23 October 1978. [7] [8]
He was appointed Bishop of Diphu on 14 February 2007 by Pope John Paul II[ verification needed] and ordained a bishop on 15 April 2007. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati on 9 April 2011. [9] He succeeded as Archbishop of Guwahati on 18 January 2012. [10] [11] [12]