Joseph Chennoth

The Most Reverend Mar Joseph Chennoth
Apostolic Nuncio
Diocese	Ernakulam-Angamaly
Orders
Ordination	4 May 1969
Consecration	30 October 1999
Personal details
Born	(1943-10-13)13 October 1943 Kokkamangalam, Cherthala, Travancore, India
Died	8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 76) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Joseph Chennoth (13 October 1943 – 8 September 2020) was a Syro Malabar Catholic prelate who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop and an apostolic nuncio in 1999.

He was ordained a priest on 4 May 1969 by Bishop Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang of Tainan, Taiwan.

He prepared for a diplomatic career by completing the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1973.^[1]

Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad on 24 August 1999. He received his episcopal consecration on 30 October from Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania on 15 June 2005.^[2]

Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Japan on 15 August 2011.^[3]

In 2018, he sent a supportive message to the March for Life in Tokyo.^[4]

He died in Tokyo on 8 September 2020.^[5]

References

1. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.08.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
4. "マーチフォーライフ on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.^{[user-generated source]}
5. "Archbishop Joseph Chennoth passes away". Mathrubhumi. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

• "Archbishop Joseph Chennoth". Catholic Hierarchy.