George Kocherry

George Kocherry (born 4 February 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Syro-Malabar Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1978 and became an archbishop and nuncio in 2000. After serving as apostolic nuncio to Togo, Ghana, and Zimbabwe, he was the nuncio to Bangladesh from 2013 to 2022.

Biography George Kocherry was born in Changanacherry, Kerala, on 4 February 1945,

He completed his pre-degree from SB College Changanasserry. He left India in 1967 to study philosophy and theology in Rome, where he obtained his doctorate in canon law. He was ordained a priest of the Archeparchy of Changanacherry on 26 June 1974.

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 May 1978. He served in the nunciatures in South Korea, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia. He received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Joseph Powathil on 21 August. As a rare nuncio not raised in the Roman rite, he said: "By my appointment, the Vatican has declared its love and consideration for the Syro-Malabar archdiocese."

On 22 December 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe.

On 6 July 2013, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh. He held that position when Pope Francis visited Bangladesh in November 2017 and he coordinated later efforts to support Rohingya refugees.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation from his Bangladesh assignment on 24 August 2022.