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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| honorific-prefix = [[Mar (title)|Mar]]<br />
| name = Joseph Kollamparambil<br />
| title = Auxiliary bishop and ''Protosyncellus'' of the Archeparchy of Shamshabad<br />
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| church = [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]<br />
| archdiocese = [[Archeparchy of Shamshabad]]<br />
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| appointed = 25 August 2022<br />
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| ordination = 18 December 1981<br />
| ordained_by = [[Joseph Powathil]]<br />
| consecration = 9 October 2022<br />
| consecrated_by = [[George Alencherry]], [[Joseph Perumthottam]], and [[Raphael Thattil]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|22|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pala, Kerala]]<br />
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}}'''[[Mar (title)|Mar]] Joseph Kollamparambil''' (born 22 September 1955) is an Indian [[Bishop (Catholicism)|bishop]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] in the India. He is currently the senior auxiliary bishop and ''[[protosyncellus]]'' of [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Shamshabad]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== Early life and studies ===<br />
Kollamparambil was born on 22 September 1955 in [[Pala, Kerala]]. He began his priestly formation at Paurastya Vidyapitham in Vadavathoor and then Good Shepherd Major Seminary in [[Kunnothuparamba|Kunnoth]]. He was then ordained to the ministry to 18 December 1981. After his ordination, he continued his studies gaining a Master of Arts degree from [[St. Thomas College, Palai|St. Thomas College]] and then a Doctorate in political science from [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eparchy of Shamshabad |url=https://www.shamshabaddiocese.org/auxilary_bishop_list/1 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=www.shamshabaddiocese.org}}</ref><br />
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=== Ministry ===<br />
Mar Joseph served in the Palai Pastoral Institute as its director. He then went back to his former alma mater [[St. Thomas College, Palai|St. Thomas College]] to serve as a professor before serving as Christ Raj Hostel and St. Thomas College of Teacher Education's Director. In 2003, He was appointed by [[Joseph Kallarangatt]] as the Dean of St. George College, Aruvithura and served in that role till 2011. He served as an Eparchial Consultor alongside that role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ccbi |date=2022-08-25 |title=Syro Malabar Church Appoints Three New Auxiliary Bishops |url=https://ccbi.in/syro-malabar-church-appoints-three-new-bishops/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=CCBI |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Serving in the Curia ===<br />
After his term as the Aruvithura College Dean ended, He served as Eparchial Consultor and member of the Council for Economic Affairs, before being appointed by Bishop Kallarangatt as the Syncellus of the Eparchy. In 2019, He was invited by [[Raphael Thattil]] to serve as the [[Vicar general]] of the newly erected [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad|Eparchy of Shamshabad]].<ref name=Hindu1>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-25 |title=Three new auxiliary bishops in Syro-Malabar Church |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/three-new-auxiliary-bishops-in-syro-malabar-church/article65810399.ece |access-date=2023-07-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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=== Auxiliary Of Shamshabad ===<br />
On 25 August 2022, [[Pope Francis]] announced and approved of the election of Kollamparambil as one of the two auxiliary bishops for [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Shamshabad|Shamshabad]] along with [[Thomas Padiyath]] by the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Synod]]. He was consecrated on 9 October 2022, by Cardinal [[George Alencherry]].<ref name=Hindu1 /><br />
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