Kochi: The major archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, Mar Raphael Thattil, appointed bishop Mar Prince Antony Panengadan, bishop of the eparchy of Shamshabad, as the administrator of the eparchy of Adilabad. The major archbishop made this appointment with the consent of the permanent synod on the same day bishop Mar Panengadan, previously the bishop of Adilabad, assumed the office of the bishop of Shamshabad.The administrator will be responsible for the administration of the eparchy until the new bishop takes charge in Adilabad.
Mar Panengadan was appointed the bishop of Shamshabad after Mar Thattil, the former bishop of Shamshabad, was elected the major archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. Born on March 13, 1977, Panengadan is the second son of P J Devassy and A M Kochuthressia. His family falls under St Antony’s Church, Arimpoor, in the archeparchy of Thrissur. After completing his school education, he joined the CMI Congregation. After the novitiate, he left the congregation to join the eparchy of Adilabad.
He was ordained priest on April 25, 2007. After his ordination, Fr Panengadan served in the eparchy as assistant parish priest at the Cathedral Parish and parish priest at Mary Matha Church, Saligaon. He obtained a doctorate in Biblical theology from Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome.
