Bio-Sketch

BIO-SKETCH

Name	Most.Rev.Dr. Soosa Pakiam M.,
Address	Archbishop’s House, Vellayambalam, Trivandrum 695 003, Kerala, India
Name of Father	Maria Kalist	Origin	Marthandanthura
Name of Mother	Thresamma	Origin	Neerody
Date of Birth	11.03.1946	Place	Neerody
Date of Baptism	19.03.1946	Place	Marthandanthura
Date of Confirmation	07.11.1954	Place	Marthandanthura

Course of School studies (where and When)

1.Lower Primary	St.Aloysius, Marthandanthura	Year	1950
2.Upper Primary	St.Aloysius, Marthandanthura	Year	1955
3.Middle School	St.Aloysius, Marthandanthura	Year	1955-1958
4.High School	St.Joseph’s H.S., Trivandrum	Year	1958-1961
5.College		Year
Minor Seminary	St.Vincent’s Seminary, Palayam	Year	1958 - 1963
Major Seminary (Philisophy)	St.Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye, Carmelgiri.	Year	1963 - 1966
Major Seminary (Theology)	St.Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Alwaye	Year	1966 - 1970
Ordination	St.Joseph’s Cathedral, Palayam, Tvm	Year	20.12.1969
Higher Studies	Liturgical Institute and Biblical Institute, Rome	Year	1972 - 1977
Degrees	S.Th.L.L.,S.S.L.,Rome	Year

Field of Activity	YEAR
1.Assistant Warden, Catholic Hostel, Palayam	1970 April - July
2.Vicar Co-operator, Vlathankara	16.07.1970 - 24.05.1971
3.Prefect, St.Vincent’s Seminary, Palayam	24.05.1971 - 12.09.1972
4.Vicarius Substitutes of the parishes of Poovar,Karinkulam and Kochuthura	1972 April - May
5.Parish Priest of Thycaud	13.11.1977 - 01.05.1979
6.Director of Orientation Centre	13.11.1977 - 23.06.1978
7.Diocesan Director of Communication Media	13.11.1977 - 01.05.1979
8.Diocesan Director of Biblical Apostolate,Catechism and Sacred Liturgy	23.11.1977 - 01.05.1979
9.Spiritual Father of St.Vincent’s Seminary, Palayam	23.06.1978 - 01.05.1979
10.Spiritual Father of St.Joseph’s Pontificial Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Alwaye	15.05.1979 - 17.05.1986
11.Professor of Sacred Liturgy and Scripture, St.Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Alwaye	01.06.1979 - 17.05.1986
12.Rector, St.Vincent’s Seminary, Kazhakuttom	17.05.1986
13.Diocesan Consultor	12.01.1988
14.Diocesan Director of Priestly Training	01.08.1988
15.Nominated Co-adjutor bishop of Trivandrum (Latin) by Pope John Paul II	02.12.1989
16.Appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Trivandrum	13.01.1990
17. Date of Episcopal Ordination (Consecration)	02.02.1990
18.Appointed Bishop of Trivandrum	31.01.1991
19.Chairman for Catechetical Commission of (KCBC) Kerala Catholic Bishop's Conference	1995 -1998
20.Chairman, Commission for the Ministry of Word and Worship of (CCBI) Catholic Conference Bishop of India	1997 - 2003
21.Chairman, Commission for the Ministry of Word and Worship of (KRLCBC)Kerala Regional (Latin) Catholic Bishop's Conference	1997 -
22.Member, Seminary Commission of (KCBC) Kerala Catholic Bishop's Conference	1990 - 1997
23.Chairman, Commission for Anti-Alcoholism of KCBC (Kerala Catholic Bishop's Conference)	1998
24.Chairman, Jubilee 2000 of KCBC (Kerala Catholic Bishop's Conference)	1999 - 2000
25.Member in ICEL (International Committee for English Liturgy)	1999 - 2002
26.Vice President of KRLCBC (Kerala Regional (Latin) Catholic Bishops Conference)	2002 -
27.Chairman of Laity Commission in KRLCBC (Kerala Regional (Latin) Catholic Bishops Conference)	2002
28.Chairman of the Laity Commission in CBCI (Catholic Bishops Conference of India)	2002 -
29. Member of the FABC Commission for Laity	2003
30. Appointed first Metropolitan Archbishop to the newly erected Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Latin)	17.06.2004
31. President of KRLCBC (Kerala Regional (Latin) Catholic Bishops Conference)	2009