13 Facts About Kuriakose Bharanikulangara

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara completed his primary and high school studies at the Government Lower Primary School, Vattaparambu, Kerala, St Mary's Upper Primary School, Moozhikkulam, Kerala and at the Government High School, Puliyanam, Kerala.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara joined Minor Seminary in 1973 and completed his studies at the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary, Trikkakara, in 1976.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara completed philosophy at the St Joseph's, Carmelgiri from 1976 to 1979 and theology at the St Joseph's Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Aluva from 1979 to 1983.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara did his university studies in Malayalam language and literature from Kerala University from 1984 to 1988 and P G Diploma in journalism and communication from Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara holds Licentiate in Latin Catholic canon law from Pontifical Lateran University, Rome from 1989 to 1990; Licentiate in Eastern Catholic canon law from Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome from 1990 to 1991 and a Doctorate in Eastern Catholic canon law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, with research work on "Particular Law of a sui iuris Church: a Blueprint for the Syro-Malabar Church" from 1992 to 1994.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara had his post-doctoral Studies in jurisprudence from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome in 1994.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara had his diplomatic training from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara was ordained priest on 18 December 1983 by Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikkary.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara was appointed Archbishop of Faridabad, India on 6 March 2012 and installed on 27 May 2012.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara was ordained a bishop on 26 May 2012.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara was selected for the secretarial staff of the Synod for the Synod of Bishops on Religious life in 1994 and on Africa in 1995.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara has served as a Vatican Diplomat in Thailand on probation, Cameroon and Guinea Equatorial as Second Secretary, in Iraq and Jordan as First Secretary, in Venezuela and Republic of Congo and Gabon as Second Counsellor, Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York as First Counsellor, desk officer for the so-called Second Committee of the United Nations, dealing with development, climate change, sustainability, poverty eradication, etc.

Kuriakose Bharanikulangara was associated with the St Thomas Academy Research News during this period.