George Panamthundil

George George Panamthundil (born 20 May 1972) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography George Panamthundil was born on 20 May 1972 in Trivandrum, India. He was ordained a priest for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum on 18 February 1998. He graduated in oriental canon law and knows French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Diplomatic career He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2005 and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Costa Rica, Guinea, Iraq, Austria, and Israel, the apostolic delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, and the Pontifical Representation in Cyprus.

On 16 June 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Floriana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan. On 15 July 2023, he was also named apostolic nuncio to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well. He was consecrated as archbishop on 9 September 2023.