About John Perumattam
Lived 1921 – 2011 (aged 89). John Perumattam was an Indian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Perumattam (3 November 1921 – 18 June 2011) was an Indian Prelate of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
John Perumattam was born in Kakkoor, India, ordained a priest on 11 March 1951. Perumattam was appointed Exarch to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain on 29 July 1968 and would be ordained bishop 15 May 1977. Perumattam would retire as bishop of the Diocese of Ujjain on 4 April 1998. Perumattam was one of founding members of the Missionary Society of Saint Thomas and first director general of the society. Perumattam died in a hospital in Ujjain. He was 89.
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Roman Catholic Bishop (1921–2011)
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John Perumattam was born on 3 November 1921 in Kakkoor.
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John Perumattam died on 18 June 2011 in Ujjain.
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John Perumattam was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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John Perumattam was Indian.
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