religion consecration birth_place title article_title birth_date ordination diocese name type
syro-malabar catholic church 30 october 1999 kokkamangalam , cherthala , travancore apostolic nuncio to japan joseph chennoth
 13 october 1943 4 may 1969 ernakulam-angamaly mar joseph chennoth cardinal
joseph chennoth

mar joseph chennoth -lrb- born 13 october 1943 -rrb- is a syro malabar catholic archbishop belonging to the archdiocese of ernakulam .
he has served as apostolic nuncio to central african republic -lrb- 1999 -- 2005 -rrb- , chad -lrb- 1999 -- 2005 -rrb- , tanzania -lrb- 2005 -- 2011 -rrb- , and japan -lrb- since 2011 -rrb- .
