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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = archbishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = John Moolachira
| honorific-suffix =
| title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati|Archbishop of Guwahati]]
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati]]
| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati]]
| appointed = 9 April 2011 by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]
| term_start = 18 January 2012
| predecessor = [[Thomas Menamparampil]] [[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]]
| successor = Incumbent
| other_post = 
| ordination = 23 October 1978
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 15 April 2007
| consecrated_by = [[Thomas Menamparampil]] [[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]]
| cardinal =
| rank = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Puthussery Kadavu, [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| residence = Archbishop's House, G.N.B Road, [[Ambari]] [[Guwahati]] 781 001, [[Assam]], [[India]]
| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|[[Coadjutor Archbishop]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati]]}}
| coat_of_arms =
| motto = THY KINGDOM COME
| native_name = ജോൺ മൂലച്ചിറ
| native_name_lang = Malayalam
}}
{{Infobox bishopstyles
| name = John Moolachira
| dipstyle=[[The Most Reverend]]
| offstyle=[[Your Excellency]]
| relstyle=[[Monsignor]]
| deathstyle=not applicable}}
'''John Moolachira'''<ref>{{Citation|last=Evangelical Fellowship of India|title=Greetings from Archbishop John Moolachira|date=2017-07-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAN7EGIroRQ|accessdate=2017-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://incaelo.wordpress.com/tag/archbishop-john-moolachira/|title=archbishop john moolachira – In Caelo et in Terra|website=incaelo.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infantjesuschurch.net/2008/08/most-rev-john-moolachira-dd.html|title=Most. Rev. John Moolachira, D.D. ~ Infant Jesus Church|website=www.infantjesuschurch.net|access-date=2017-08-20}}</ref> is the current serving [[Archbishop]] of [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guwahatiarchdiocese.org/archbishop.php|title=Welcome to Archdiocese of Guwahati|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com|access-date=2017-08-20|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223044211/http://www.guwahatiarchdiocese.org/archbishop.php|archivedate=2016-12-23}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born in Puthussery Kadavu, [[Kerala]] on 14 December 1951.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|title=Bishop John Moolachira {{!}} Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoola.html|title=Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>

== Priesthood ==
He was ordained a [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic Priest]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur]] on 23 October 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|title=Bishop John Moolachira {{!}} Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoola.html|title=Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>

== Episcopate ==
He was appointed [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|Bishop]] of [[Diphu]] on 14 February 2007 by [[Pope John Paul II]]{{check|date=November 2020|reason=John Pail II died in 2005}} and ordained a Bishop on 15 April 2007. He was appointed [[Coadjutor bishop|Coadjutor Archbishop]] of [[Guwahati]] on 9 April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|title=Bishop John Moolachira {{!}} Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He succeeded as [[Archbishop]] of [[Guwahati]] on 18 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucanindia.in/diocesan-directory/indian/archbishop/john-moolachira/68|title=John Moolachira {{!}} Archbishop {{!}} Diocesan Directory {{!}} UCAN India|website=www.ucanindia.in|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|title=Bishop John Moolachira {{!}} Bishop of Guwahati Archdiocese John Moolachira {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2017-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111918/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-moolachira/30|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoola.html|title=Archbishop John Moolachira [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref>

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