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| name = Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal
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| appointed = 10 Mar 1986
| enthroned = 29 Jun 1986
| appointed = 10 Mar 1986
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| ended = 3 Apr 1998
| ended = 3 Apr 1998
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'''Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal''', [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|OFM, Cap]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzU9NyOycG4C&q=books+by+bishop++Hippolytus+Kunnunkal&pg=PA305|title=Paths of Mission in India Today|last=Kanjamala|first=Augustine|date=1997|publisher=St Pauls BYB|isbn=9788171092864|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jammusrinagardiocese.org/index.php?r=site/page&view=history|title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} History|website=jammusrinagardiocese.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref> was an Indian prelate of the [[Catholic Church]]. He was the first [[apostolic prefect]] and first [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar]].
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Dr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|OFM,Cap]]. was first Indian Prefect Apostolic and First Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar]]. He was Born on 14th of March 1921 in [[Alappuzha|Alappuzha city]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India. He was Ordained a Priest on 11th of April 1951. He was a missionary priest belonging to [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin]]. He was Appointed Prefect Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir on 11th of November 1978. He was Consecrated Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar]] on 29th of June 1986. While bishop of Jammu Sringar, he started an initiative to translate the Bible into Kashmiri, which would be completed in 2011, after his death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carvalho|first1=Nirmala|title=Kashmiri translation of Bible completed, the work of a convert|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kashmiri-translation-of-Bible-completed,-the-work-of-a-convert-20892.html|website=AsiaNews.it|accessdate=17 June 2017|date=28 February 2011}}</ref>He Died on 09th of August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org|title=Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-04-22|title=Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Jammu%E2%80%93Srinagar&oldid=776612256|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jamm0.htm|title=Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar, India|work=GCatholic|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kunnunkal was born on 14 March 1921 in the city of [[Alappuzha]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://araldicaecclesiastica.blogspot.com/2017/03/stemma-di-fr-hippolytus-anthony.html |title=Araldica ecclesiastica: Stemma di fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Prefetto apostolico di Jammu e Kashmir (1978-1986) e quindi Vescovo di Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998) |trans-title=Coat of arms of fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Apostolic Prefect of Jammu and Kashmir (1978-1986) and then Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998) |last=Bazzoni |first=Maurizio |date=2017-03-22 |website=Araldica ecclesiastica |trans-work=Ecclesiastical heraldry |via=[[Blogspot]] |language=it |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

== Priesthood ==
Kunnunkal was ordained a Priest on 11 April 1951. He was a missionary priest belonging to [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin]].

== Prefecture ==
Kunnunkal was appointed [[Apostolic prefect|Prefect Apostolic]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on 11 November 1978.

== Episcopate ==
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Kunnunkal was consecrated Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar]] on 29 June 1986. While bishop of Jammu Sringar, he started an initiative to translate the Bible into [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], which would be completed in 2011, after his death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carvalho|first1=Nirmala|title=Kashmiri translation of Bible completed, the work of a convert|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kashmiri-translation-of-Bible-completed,-the-work-of-a-convert-20892.html|website=AsiaNews.it|accessdate=17 June 2017|date=28 February 2011}}</ref> He died on 9 August 2008.<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bkunnh|Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap.|24 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jamm0.htm|title=Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar, India|work=GCatholic|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>

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| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar]]
| years = 1986 - 1998
| before = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Jammu-Srinagar Diocese]] Created
| after = [[Peter Celestine Elampassery]]
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 13 October 2022

Most Reverend

Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal

OFM, Cap
Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar
Native name
ഹിപ്പോളിറ്റസ് ആന്റണി കുന്നങ്കൽ
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseJammu–Srinagar
Appointed10 Mar 1986
Installed29 Jun 1986
Term ended3 Apr 1998
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorPeter Celestine Elampassery
Orders
Ordination11 April 1951
Consecration29 June 1986
by Cardinal Jozef Tomko
Personal details
Born
Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal

14 March 1921 (1921-03-14)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Died9 August 2008 (2008-08-10) (aged 87)
Kerala, India[citation needed]
BuriedKerala, India[citation needed]

Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFM, Cap[1][2] was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first apostolic prefect and first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.

Early life

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Kunnunkal was born on 14 March 1921 in the city of Alappuzha in the state of Kerala, India.[3]

Priesthood

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Kunnunkal was ordained a Priest on 11 April 1951. He was a missionary priest belonging to Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

Prefecture

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Kunnunkal was appointed Prefect Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir on 11 November 1978.

Episcopate

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Kunnunkal was consecrated Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar on 29 June 1986. While bishop of Jammu Sringar, he started an initiative to translate the Bible into Kashmiri, which would be completed in 2011, after his death.[4] He died on 9 August 2008.[5][6]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar
1986 - 1998 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ Kanjamala, Augustine (1997). Paths of Mission in India Today. St Pauls BYB. ISBN 9788171092864.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | History". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ Bazzoni, Maurizio (22 March 2017). "Araldica ecclesiastica: Stemma di fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Prefetto apostolico di Jammu e Kashmir (1978-1986) e quindi Vescovo di Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998)" [Coat of arms of fr. Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, OFMCap., Apostolic Prefect of Jammu and Kashmir (1978-1986) and then Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar (1986-1998)]. Araldica ecclesiastica [Ecclesiastical heraldry] (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via Blogspot.
  4. ^ Carvalho, Nirmala (28 February 2011). "Kashmiri translation of Bible completed, the work of a convert". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 24 April 2017.


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