Mar Peter Kochupurackal: The Holy Synod of the Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, gathered at Mount St. Thomas, Kerala, on 15th Februay 2020 canonically elected, having received the Prior Pontifical assent, Mar. Peter Kochupurackal to the Office of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Palghat, Kerala. He is being assigned the titular see of Lares. His Episcopal Ordination was held at St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Palakkad on 18th June 2020.

Fr. Peter Kochupurackal was born on 29 May 1964 at Marangoly in the Eparchy of Palai. He joined St. Mary’s Minor Seminary, Kallepully, Palghat in 1981. He had his studies of Philosophy and Theology at St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Aluva. He was ordained priest on 19 December 1990. He did his MCL at St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bangalore (1993-1995). His Licentiate and Doctoral studies were in Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome (2000-2007). At present he is the Judicial Vicar of Eparchial Tribunal (01.07.2007), Chancellor, Eparchy of Palghat (01.10.2013-), and from 10.12.2016 onward he is the Syncellus for seminarians and consecrated persons. His Holiness Pope Francis and the Syro-Malabar Church Synod on 15th January, 2022 appointed him Bishop of Palghat. He took  the canonical possession of the Eparchy on 23rd April, 2022. His Motto is: Not my will, but thine be done.