About Jacob Angadiath
Born 1945. Jacob Angadiath is an Indian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Mar Jacob Angadiath (born October 26, 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church; he was serving as the first bishop of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago from July 2001 until his retirement on July 3, 2022.
Biography
Angadiath was born on October 26, 1945, at Periappuram in the princely state of Cochin (modern day Ernakulam District, Kerala) in India. He was sent to Dallas, Texas, in 1984 under the auspices of the Overseas Mission of the Syro-Malabar Church to initiate a Syro-Malabar ministry in the United States. On July 25, 1992, the St Thomas Syro Malabar Mission Dallas was the first church to be consecrated with Fr. Jacob Angadiath as the first pastor.
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Catholic bishop
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Jacob Angadiath was born on 26 September 1945 in India.
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Jacob Angadiath is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Jacob Angadiath is Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacob Angadiath. https://biography.guide/jacob-angadiath/
MLA: "Jacob Angadiath." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jacob-angadiath/.
Chicago: "Jacob Angadiath." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jacob-angadiath/.
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