BIO-DATA OF ARCHBISHOP THOMAS MENAMPARAMPIL, SDB, DD

1936 October 22nd Born
1955, May 24th First Religious profession
1965 May 2nd Ordination in Shillong Cathedral by Bishop Stephen Ferrando SDB
1969-70 MA (History), MA (English), Privately
1972-74 Vice provincial, Guwahati
Studies privately about North-East Cultures
Made the Anthropological Map of the Region, Visited various missions
1975-81 Rector of Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong
Pioneered the faith in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura through young people.
1981 August 2nd Installation as Bishop of Dibrugarh
1981 November 29th Ordination as Bishop of Dibrugarh
1985 Member of FABC Office of Evangelization.
1986-92 Chairman of FABC Office of Evangelization.
Organized meetings in Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore.
Visited most Asian Countries including China, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Myanmar.
Meantime looked after Education, Evangelization
Commission for CBCI
1986 and 1988 Organized International Taize meeting at Loyola College, Madras, (Chennai)
1992 July 10th Moved to Guwahati from Dibrugarh
1992 August 16th Installed as Bishop of Guwahati
1995 August 1st Made Archbishop of Guwahati.
1996 Relief and Peace Work for Bodos and Adivasis
1998 Special Secretary, Asian Synod.
Meanwhile Consultor to the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. Member of Congregation for Consecrated Life
1997-1998 Peace Negotiation Kuki-Paitei. Peace Negotiation Dimas – Hmar
1998 Maschio Award for Peace.
Member of Post-Synodal Council for Asia.
Member of International Missiological Association,
Member of International Charismatic Conferences.
2004 Peace Negotiation Karbi-Kuki
Founded the “Religious Leaders’ Forum for Peace”
2005 Member of the Congregation for Liturgy and Sacraments.
Peace Negotiation Karbi – Dimasa
Written 5 Books, Several Booklets and 150 Articles
2006 Elected Chairman of the Regional Bishops’ Conference of N.E.India
2008 Elected Chairman of the CBCI (= Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India) Commission for Education and culture.
Elected Chairman of the FABC Office for Evangelization.
Member of the Post Synodal Commission, Rome

ARCHBISHOP THOMAS MENAMPARAMPIL