Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos elected President of KCBC

In the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council meeting held at POC Kochi, Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, is elected its president. He succeeds Mar Andrews Thazhath, Archbishop of Thrissur, who led the KCBC for the last three years.

Mar Joseph Perumthottam, Archbishop of Changanacherry, and Mar Joseph Kariyil, Bishop of Kochi, are elected the Vice-President and General Secretary respectively. 38 Bishops of the Kerala Catholic Church participated in the meeting and around 25 themes were discussed in various sessions.

The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church extends its hearty felicitations to the new President and other office bearers of the KCBC.