Bangalore 14 April 2022 (CCBI): Most Rev. Joseph Pathalil (85) Bishop Emeritus of Udaipur passed away on Thursday 14 April 2022 at 12 pm at Paras KJ, hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Funeral will be held on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, Udaipur.
Bishop Joseph Pathalil hails from the Kottayam district of Kerala, was born on 26 January 1937. He was ordained priest for the diocese of Ajmer on September 21, 1963. As a good pastor he worked in three different mission stations namely 3 years in Maska Mahuri as assistant parish priest and six years in Ambapara as parish priest and twelve years in Holy Spirit Church, Dungarpur.
He was appointed as the first Bishop of newly erected diocese of Udaipur on December 3, 1984 and ordained Bishop on February 14, 1984. He led the Diocese to its glory for 27 Years and resigned from active episcopal ministry on December 21, 2012. He is a priest for 58 years and a Bishop for 37 years.
Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara
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