His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev Fr. Joseph Thykkatil of the clergy of Agra as Bishop of the Diocese of Gwalior. The ecclesiastical provision was made public in Rome on Friday,31st May 2019 at noon local time which corresponds to 15.30 hours, Indian standard time.
Rev.Fr. Joseph Thykkattil was born on 31st May 1952 ar Enamakkal in Kerala. He joined St.Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra and then studied at Regional Major Seminary St joseph’s, Allahabad. He had his ordination 25th April 1988. He served the Archdiocese of Agra as Vice Principal of St Peter’s College ,Agra (1988-1990),as Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Cathedral,Agra (1990-1999),as Parish Priest at St Mary’s in Noida (1999-2002),as Rector of St Lawrence Minor Seminary,Agra (2002-2009),as Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Church, Mathura ,as (2009-2012),as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Agra and as Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Cathedral ,Agra (2012-2018) and as Parish Priest at St Peter’s Church, Bharatpur (2018-2019)
The Diocese of Gwalior was erected on 9th February 1999 by Pope John Paul II with territory taken from the Diocese of Jhansi. Currently, the Diocese comprises of 25 parishes and has a population of 4950 Catholics.
