Joseph Pamplany
Mar Joseph Pamplany is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tellicherry. He was elected by the synod of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church as the successor of Mar George Njaralakatt on 15 January 2022 while servicing as the Auxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry. Mar Joseph Pamplany was born on 3 December 1969 at Charal, Kannur. He has obtained Ph.D. in Sacred Scripture from Belgium, and he is a well-known writer and versatile orator and has published more than 30 books and over 300 articles. Pamplany is the founder of Alpha Institute, Thalassery.