Philippos Stephanos Thottathil

Philippos Mar Stephanos (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian Bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He is the second and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada, having previously served as Auxiliary Eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (2010-2017) .


Philipose Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Eparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace
ChurchSyro-Malankara Catholic Church
DioceseSyro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada
Appointed5 August 2017
Installed28 October 2017
PredecessorThomas Mar Eusebius
Orders
Ordination27 April 1979
by Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil
Consecration13 March 2010
by Baselios Cleemis, Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal, and Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor
Personal details
Born (1952-05-09) 9 May 1952
Ranni, India
MottoThy Kingdom Come
Styles of
Philipose Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Excellency
Religious styleEparch

Biography

On 27 April 1979, Stephanos Thottathil was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Stephanos Thottathil eparch for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada on 5 August 2017.[1][2] On 28 October 2017, Stephanos Thottathil was installed as eparch.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Thomas Mar Eusebius
Eparch of St. Mary, Queen of Peace
2017 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Eparch of Tiruvalla
2010-2017
Succeeded by
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