What is Joseph Chennoth?
[[File:蔡英文總統接見教廷駐日本大使車納德總主教 (27132923246) (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Joseph Chennoth''' (13 October 1943 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro Malabar]] [[Catholic]] prelate. He worked in the diplomatic service of the [[Holy See]]. He was an archbishop and an apostolic nuncio from 1999 until his death. He was made a priest on 4 May 1969 by Bishop [[Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan|Tainan]], Taiwan. [[Pope John Paul II]] named him [[titular archbishop]] of [[Milevum]] and Apostolic Nuncio to the [[Central African Republic]] and to [[Chad]] on 24 August 1999. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named him Apostolic Nuncio to [[Tanzania]] on 15 June 2005.<ref>{{cite press release | language =it | access-date = 3 May 2019 | publisher = [[Holy See Press Office]] | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/06/15/0327/00748.html | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 15.06.2005 | date = 15 June 2005}}</ref> Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to [[Japan]] on 15 August 2011.<ref>{{cite press release | language =it | access-date = 3 May 2019 | publisher = [[Holy See Press Office]] | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2011/08/15/0474/01164.html | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 15.08.2011 | date = 15 August 2011}}</ref> Chennoth died on 8 September 2020 in [[Tokyo]], aged 76.<ref>[https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/news/kerala/archbishop-joseph-chennoth-passes-away-1.5036965 Archbishop Joseph Chennoth passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chennoth, Joseph}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Diplomats of the Holy See]] [[Category:Malayali people]] [[Category:Eastern Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Archbishops]] [[Category:People from Kerala]] {{bio-stub}}