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{{Infobox writer 
| name = George Nedungatt
| image = Nedungatt.jpg
| birth_date = 21 December 1932
| birth_place = [[Muvattupuzha]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Catholic priest]], writer
| genre = Theology, [[canon law]]
| notableworks = ''A Guide to the Eastern Code: Commentary on the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches''
| influences =
}}
'''George Nedungatt''' (born 21 December 1932 in Peringuzha near [[Muvattupuzha]] in [[Travancore]], [[India]]), is an Indian [[Jesuit]] [[Catholic priest|priest]] of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Oriental rite]], and expert in Oriental [[Canon Law]].<ref>[http://www.allbookstores.com/author/George_Nedungatt.html Books]</ref>

== Early life ==
Nedungatt is the middle child of four brothers. He was born to a Christian family. He was intelligent and enthusiastic at younger age.

== Jesuit formation ==
Nedungatt joined the [[Society of Jesus]] in 1950. As a novice, he was assigned during his "Mission Experiment" to preach at popular retreats.

George Nedungatt arrived in Rome in 1967. By 1973 he had obtained his doctorate in Oriental Canon Law with a thesis on "Figli e le figlie del Patto in Afraate". Several abstracts were published in the Institute learned Journal [[Orientalia Christiana Periodica]].

== Professor and expert ==
However he had started teaching earlier. Beginning in 1972 he teaches Canon Law. For 6 years (1982–1988) he will be the dean of the faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pontificalorientalinstitute.com/admissions/general-secretary/administration.html |title=PIO |access-date=17 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206162600/http://www.pontificalorientalinstitute.com/admissions/general-secretary/administration.html |archive-date=6 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Besides being a professor, he is the author of many books and articles. Nedungatt's name has been in the [[Annuario Pontificio]] for many years: as Consultor of the [[Congregation for the Oriental Churches]] (1989–2000); and of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://abstracts.clsgbi.org/html/cceo_1990.html |title=CCEO Expert |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907062034/http://abstracts.clsgbi.org/html/cceo_1990.html |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the editor (since 1992) of the series Kanonika published from the Oriental Institute, Rome. He has done work as the President of the Apostolic Tribunal (1980) in the cause of St. [[Alphonsa Muttathupadathu|Alphonsa]], whose canonisation took place in 2008,<ref>[https://openlibrary.org/a/OL3224929A Open Library]</ref> and since 1997 as postulator in the cause of Blessed Mariam Thresia. He also serves as the postulator of the cause of canonization of servant of God Devasahayam Pillai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.martyrdevasagayam.org/process.html |title=Devasahayam |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121001557/http://www.martyrdevasagayam.org/process.html |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Among the many projects in which he was involved a particularly important one was the updating and unifying of the [[Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches]] [CCEO], that was ultimately promulgated by pope [[John Paul II]] in 1990. Following which he became the editor of the journal 'Kanonika', launched in 1992 with the purpose of helping [[canonist]]s assimilate and clarify difficulties that might emerge in the implementation of the new Easter code.

== Major works ==
Nedungatt has published many books and hundreds of articles in various theological journals.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xIPicF3y1TkC&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=Nedungatt&source=bl&ots=vPjC3Mxvoq&sig=X1L7rUze5cQZM7AAiqtaa7VPp8Y&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA253,M1 Concilium]</ref><ref>[http://www.gnosis.org/thomasbook/ch18note.html Article]</ref><ref>[http://www.malayalam.co.uk/stthomas.html St. Thomas]</ref> His major works are the following:
*''The Covenanters of the Early Syriac-Speaking Church'' (1973);<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007BX7Y8 Amazon.com]</ref>
*''The Spirit of the Eastern Code'', (1992);<ref name="Dharmaram">{{Cite web |url=http://dvk.in/publication.htm |title=Dharmaram |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223233303/http://dvk.in/publication.htm |archive-date=23 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''Laity and Church Temporalities: Appraisal of a Tradition'', (2000);<ref name="Dharmaram"/>
*''A Companion to the Eastern Code'', (1994);<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/8872103010 Amazon.com]</ref>
*''The Council in Trullo Revisited'', (1995);<ref>[http://libris.kb.se/bib/7551908 libris]</ref>
*''The Synod of Diamper Revisited'', (2001);<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/8872103312 Amazon.com]</ref>
*''A Guide to the Eastern Code: Commentary on the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches'' (Ed.), (2002).<ref>[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/8872103363 Amazon.com]</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* A Festschrift was published in his honour in 2003: ''The Syro-Malabar Church since the Eastern Code'', (Ed.: Francis Eluvathingal), 2003.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/15001715/Classified-Bibliography-of-Prof-George-Nedungatt-upto-April-2009 Classified Bibliography of Prof. George Nedungatt upto (sic) April 2009]

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