Most Rev. John Vadakel CMI - The Bishop of Bijnor

Most Rev. John Vadakel CMI was born on 17 August 1943 at Beslehem parish in the Diocese of Kothamangalam. He made his first Religious Profession in Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) on 16 May 1964. His Philosophical and Theological studies were in Dharmaram College, Bangalore. He was ordained a priest on 19 December 1975 by His Excellency Most Rev. Sebastian Mankuzhykary at Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara, Kerala.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Kerala University, Trivandrum and a Master’s Degree in Sociology from H. N. B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand. He also has taken a Master’s Degree in Spirituality and Counseling from Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore. He spent his lion’s part of his priestly ministry in the diocese of Bijnor. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI nominated him the second Bishop of Bijnor on 14 August 2009. He was ordained and installed Bishop of Bijnor by Most Rev. Bishop Gratian Mundadan CMI, Bishop emeritus of Bijnor at St Joseph’s School Grounds, Kotdwar on 22 October 2009.  

Address

  Bishop’s House

            P. B. No. 1, Kotdwar PO

            Pauri-Garhwal Dist.,

            Uttarakhand 246 149 

            Tel. 01382 -222231, 222902 (P)

            Fax: 01382 - 222511

            E mail: johnvadakel@yahoo.com (per)