Rt. Rev. John Thundiyath Cor-Episcopo

Rt. Rev. John Thundiyath Cor-Episcopo

Spiritual Director - 2019-

Birth Date:  30 April 1960
Ordained Priest:  22 December 1985
Joined the Vicariate: 30 August 2019

Ordained CorEpiscopo: 29th April 2023.
Mobile No: 99545746
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Rev. Fr. John Thundiyath was born on April 30, 1960, to Mrs. Mariamma Daniel and Mr. Mathai Daniel at Kizhakkupuram in Kerala.

Rev. Fr. Thundiyath completed his high school studies at St. George High School, Attachakkal, and his college studies at St. Mary’s College, Trivandrum.

He joined the Minor Seminary of St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum on June 21, 1975, and did his +2/Pre Degree at St. Mary’s, Pattom. He did his Theology at the St. Joseph Seminary, Aluva, and his Regency at KCSL, Palayam with further studies at St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary, Aluva. He has also obtained his Licentiate in Social Communications from the University of the Holy Cross, Rome.

His appointments and period of service until 1986 were at Kanchiyode, Vettikuzhy, Sivalookam, and Ganapthykal. In 1990, he served at Seethathode, Vayyattupuzha, Gurunathanmannu, Chittar, Maniyar, Pampini. In 1994 he was posted to Malayikiz, Poovachal, and Ponneduthukuzhy. In 1996, he served in Pothencode, Manjumala, Vengoodu, Vellanikal, Arasammodu, Koliyakodu. After this service, he was sent to Chicago, USA until the year 2002. He then returned to Adoor, Parakkode, and served there until 2005, in Chentihipoor until 2006, and in Philadelphia, USA until 2010. He returned to India and served in Pathanamthitta Cathedral until 2011 and in Mylapra from 2013 until 2018.

Fr. Thundiyath’s service also included Kandiyodu, St. Aloysius Estate in 1986, MYCM Diocesan Assistant Director in 1994, and MYCM Archdiocesan Director in 1996. He then went to Rome for higher studies in 2000. On his return to India, he was the Manager of Nazareth Home School, Balaramapuram in 2003 and the District Vicar, Neyyattinkara. In 2005, he was the Manager of All Saints Public School, Adoor, and the District Vicar. He served as the Bursar for Mar Baselios Engineering College, Trivandrum in 2007. He was then the Priests Assistant Fund President from 2005 to 2010 and the MCA National Director from 2011 until 2018. From 2011 to 2013 he was the District Vicar for Pathanamthitta and the District Vicar for R-Perunad from 2013 to 2017. He was then the Vicar General for the Catholic Diocese of Pathanamthitta from 2017 until his transfer to Kuwait in August 2019.

Rev. Fr. John Thundiyath joined the St. Daniel Comboni Parish of the Vicariate of Kuwait on August 30, 2019.

Rev. Fr. John Thundiyath is elevated as Cor-Episcopo from the Diocese of Pathanamthitta on March 2023. The Cor-Episcopal ceremony was on 29th April 2023.

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