Early life and ministry in India John Panamthottathil was born in
Peravoor, Kerala. John entered the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Syro Malabar Institute of Pontifical Right in
Kozhikode where he gave his solemn profession. On 26 December 1997, He was ordained a priest by
Archeparch George Valiamattam into the
Archeparchy of Tellicherry. He continued his studies at Dharamaram College for Philosophy and Theology along with a Master of Arts in English Literature at Devagiri College (Kozhikode) and a Master in Education at St. Joseph's College, Mannanam. He also was a parochial priest, educator, and provincial superior in
Thamarassery.
Ministry in Australia John, while he was the Provincial of St. Thomas Province of the C.M.I. Congregation, has visited Sacred Heart Church, Lawrenceburg, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2008, and in 2015, he moved to Australia to serve in the
Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane until 2020. In
Brisbane, He served at an assistant pastor at
Cathedral of St Stephen and Saint Bernardine Church, Regents Park and then served at Our Lady and Saint Dympna's Church, Aspley as its parochial pastor. While his time serving
Latin Congregations, he also served the
Syro Malabar community in Australia.
Return to Ministry in India In 2020, He returned to India where he joined the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavady and served as the parish priest of Saint Elias Church, Nirvilpuzha until his appointment as bishop. He also served as an English Educator at the Bendictine Ashram, Makkiyad. On 31 May 2023, He was installed by Alencherry in the presence of
Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge,
Archbishop of Tellichery Joseph Pamplany, and Bishop-Emertius
Bosco Puthur at Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Church in
Campbellfield, Victoria. ==References==