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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend<br />
| name = James Thoppil<br />
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima|Bishop of Kohima]]<br />
| image = <br />
| see = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima|Kohima]]<br />
| appointed = 16 June 2011<br />
| enthroned = <br />
| predecessor = Jose Mukala<br />
| successor = Incumbent<br />
| other_post = <br />
| ordination = 12 January 1982<br />
| ordained_by = <br />
| consecration = 8 September 2011<br />
| consecrated_by = [[Salvatore Pennacchio]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|05|08|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]<br />
| residence = Bishop's House, [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], 797 001 India<br />
| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|Dean of Studies, Good Shepherd Seminary, Dimapur|Pastor and Headmaster, Holy Cross Church, Dimapur|Secretary of the Nagaland Association of Catholic Schools|Professor, Chancellor and Dean of Studies, Oriens Theological College, Shillong|Diocesan Secretary Priests' Forum for Theological Reflection|Rector at Oriens Theological College, Shillong}}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Pontifical Urban University]]<br>[[Salesian Pontifical University]]<br />
| coat_of_arms = <br />
| motto = "to do everything for the sake of the Gospel"<br />
| native_name = ജെയിംസ് തോപ്പിൾ<br />
| native_name_lang = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
Bishop '''James Thoppil''' is the serving Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://morungexpress.com/profile-of-reverend-fr-james-thoppil/|title=Profile of Reverend Fr. James Thoppil - The Morung Express|date=2011-09-02|work=The Morung Express|access-date=2017-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-thoppil/88|title=Bishop James Thoppil {{!}} Bishop of Kohima Diocese James Thoppil {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
James Thoppil was born on 8 May 1959 in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India to Mr. Uthuppan Charalel and Mrs. Anna. He completed his minor [[seminary]] from Minor Seminary of St. Joseph, [[Dibrugarh]] in 1977. He completed his studies in [[Philosophy]] from Christ King College in 1980. He then completed his [[Theology|Theological studies]] in 1985 from Oriens Theological College and the Sacred Heart Theological College. He completed his training from Parish of St. Joseph in [[Tseminyu]], [[Nagaland]] in 1982. He did his minor seminary studies from St. Joseph's Seminary, Dibrugarh. He did his Philosophical Studies at Christ King College, Shillong while at the same time doing B.A at [[St. Anthony's College, Shillong]]. He did Regency at St. Joseph's Church, [[Tseminyu]] from 1980 to 1982. He completed the Theological studies (B. Th) at Sacred Heart Theological College, Shillong, under the [[Salesian Pontifical University]], Rome, from 1982 to 1986. He did his licentiate in the Field of Dogmatic Theology under [[Pontifical Urban University]], Rome, from 1994 to 1996 and completed his Doctorate in the same field and under the same university from 1996 to 1998. His doctoral dissertation is entitled ''Towards an Asian Ecclesiology''.<br />
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== Priesthood ==<br />
Thoppil was ordained a [[priest]] on 12 January 1982 in Kohima. <br />
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== Episcopate ==<br />
He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of [[Kohima]] on 16 June 2011 by [[Pope Benedict XVI]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Thoppil|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-thoppil/88|website=UCAN Directory|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> He was ordained a bishop on 8 September 2011 by [[Salvatore Pennacchio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apostolicnunciatureindia.com/?tribe_events=consecration-of-the-new-bishop-of-kohima-rt-rev-james-thoppil|title=Consecration of the new Bishop of Kohima, Rt. Rev. James Thoppil|website=apostolicnunciatureindia.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dioceseofkohima.com/about/a-profile-of-most-rev-dr-james-thoppil-the-bishop-of-kohima/|title=A PROFILE OF MOST REV. DR. JAMES THOPPIL, THE BISHOP OF KOHIMA|date=2016-02-17|work=Catholic Church Nagaland|access-date=2017-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Writings ==<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=1eQRAQAAIAAJ&dq=James+Thoppil&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=James+Thoppil Towards an Asian ecclesiology: understanding of the church in the documents of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) 1970-1995 and the Asian Ecclesiological Trends]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eQRAQAAIAAJ&dq=James+Thoppil&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=James+Thoppil|title=Towards an Asian ecclesiology: understanding of the church in the documents of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) 1970-1995 and the Asian Ecclesiological Trends|last=Thoppil|first=James|date=1998|publisher=Pontificia universitas urbaniana|language=en}}</ref><br />
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