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Alexander Thomas Kaliyanil S.V.D. (born 27 May 1960) is an Indian Roman Catholic missionary and the current Archbishop of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. [1]Template:Dead link
Born in Vallachira, Kerala, Kaliyanil joined the Divine Word Missionaries in 1987 and was ordained a priest on 7 May 1988,[1] being sent to Zimbabwe the year after. He holds a Diploma in Economics from Mysore University, India. Since 1989 he has been a missionary in Zimbabwe, in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, where he held the following positions: 1990–1992: vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Tshabalala, 1992–1997: parish mission Embakwe, 1997–2005: parish priest of St. Joseph Tsholotsho and dean of the Southern and Northern Deanery, 2005–2008: diocesan bursar; since 2001: ex officio director of the Catholic Development Commission (Caritas Zimbabwe) from 2008: regional superior of the Society of the Divine Word in Zimbabwe.[2] He became archdiocesan treasurer in 2005, and the local superior of the Divine Word Missionaries in 2008.[2][3]
On 20 June 2009, Kaliyanil was appointed the third archbishop of Bulawayo by Pope Benedict XVI.[1] He succeeds the politically outspoken Pius Ncube, who resigned as archbishop in September 2007 amid accusations of adultery.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Out of Africa...of Sorts. Whispers in the Loggia(2009-06-20).
- ↑ Pope Benedict appoints new archbishop, replaces Pius Ncube. The Zimbabwe Guardian(2009-06-20).
- ↑ Amid Adultery Scandal, Ncube Falls on Sword. Whispers in the Loggia(2007-09-11).
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