Auxilary Bishop
Pope Francis appointed Father Thomas Padiyath as auxiliary bishop of the Eparchy Shamshabad on Aug 25, 2022. Bishop Thomas Padiyath was born on 14th January 1969 in Vettimukal. Ettumanoor. He began his priestly formation at St. Thomas Minor Seminary, Kurichy in 1984. He did his Philosophy and Theology studies at St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary in Aluva. He was ordained Priest on 9th December 1994. He holds his doctorate in philosophy and Licentiate in theology from the University of Leuven, Belgium. Returning to India, he did his ministries as Assistant Parish Priest, Secretary to the Archbishop, Professor at Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kunnoth, Kristu Jyothi Seminary and Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore, Mater Dei Institute in Goa, Paurastya Vidyapitham in Vadavathoor, St. Charles Seminary in Namibia and the CANA Institute in Thuruthy. Since 2018, he has been working as one of the Syncelli of the Archeparchy of Changanacherry. Besides his duties as the Second Auxiliary of the Eparchy of Shamshabad, he will be vested with the responsibility of autonomous administration and pastoral care of the Etawah-Jaipur Mission consisting of 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh and the whole of Rajasthan.