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Fr. Jolly Vadakken, a clergyman of the Irinjalakuda diocese, has been appointed apostolic visitant for the Syro-Malabar faithful successful the Gulf countries by Pope Leo XIV. Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil received a connection regarding the assignment from Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the Church said successful a merchandise connected Tuesday.
Fr. Vadakken has been serving arsenic syncellus (vicar general) of the Irinjalakuda diocese since July 2024.
The caller apostolic visitant volition survey matters related to establishing and processing pastoral attraction structures for the Syro-Malabar faithful successful the Gulf countries and hole an enactment plan. He volition enactment successful collaboration with the prelates of the 2 apostolic vicariates successful the Arabian peninsula, the merchandise said.
The Syro-Malabar Church was granted the close to pastoral attraction successful the Gulf countries done a declaration made by Pope Francis successful May 2024.
