Background
He was born on 26 July 1961 at Vettilappara, in Malappuram district.
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March Remigiose Inchananiyil
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Having completed his high school education at Areacode, he joined Saint Joseph"s Minor Seminary, Tellichery for priestly formation.
Career
Bishop He had his preliminary education at Vettilappara L.P. School and Moorkkanad U.P.School. He did his Philosophical and Theological studies at Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam. He was ordained priest for the eparchy of Thamarassery by Bishop March Sebastian Mankuzhikary on 26 December 1987.
He was appointed as secretary to the Bishop and then he was given a mission as the parish priest of Saint Mary"s Church, Abhayagiri, Valayam in 1988.
Then he was sent for his Licentiate in Canon Law in Bangalore. In the year 1991 he was appointed as the Vice Rector and Assistant Judicial Vicar and in 1992, Vice Chancellor of the diocese.
In 1993 he was appointed the parish priest of Saint George"s Church, Thalayad and then to Saint Thomas Church, Theyyappara. In 1996 he was appointed at Saint Sebastian"s Church, Karingad as vicar.
Meanwhile he secured a Masters Degree in English Literature.
In 1997 he set for Rome for higher studies and secured Doctorate in Canon Law from Holy Cross University in 2000. Returning to the eparchy he served as Bishop"s Secretary, Chancellor and Consultor of the Eparchy, Secretary of the Presbyteral Council, Secretary of Priest Provident Fund and General Secretary of the Pastoral Council from 2000. He was the Judicial Vicar of the Eparchy from 2006.
In the year 2010 French
Remigius Maria Paul Inchananiyil was elected as the fourth bishop of the eparchy of Thamarassery on 18 January 2010 receiving the name March Remigiose Inchananiyil. On 8 April 2010 he was consecrated the Bishop of Thamarassery by Archbishop March George Valiamattom and then on he took charge on the Eparchy. He received the motto "to be rooted and founded in love" (Eph3:17) as the guiding principle for his pastoral mission.
