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The Most Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarackal - The New Archbishop of Verapoly

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed Most Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarackal the new Archbishop of Verapoly. The appointment was made known on February 20, 2010 at 4. 30 pm Indian Standard Time in the Archdiocese of Verapoly, in the diocese of Kottapuram as well as in Rome. Dr. Francis Kallarackal is the first bishop of Kottapuram and has been heading the diocese since 1987.

Born to Kallarackal Ouso and Brigitte of Kottapuram on October 10, 1941, he joined the St. Joseph's Minor Seminary in 1956. After completing pre-degree course from St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, he joined St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Carmelgiri, Aluva, for pursuing studies in philosophy. He completed his theology course from Propaganda College, Rome and was ordained priest on June 29, 1968. He holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome and post graduation from Fairfiled University, USA. When he returned from abroad in 1970, he was appointed secretary to the then Archbishop Joseph Kelanthara.

From 1978 to 1986, he served as the social action director of the Archdiocese. He was then appointed the adminstrator of St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, which is established and managed by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. In 1987, as the Diocese of Kottapuram was created through the bifurcation of the Archdiocese of Verapoly, he became the first bishop of Kottapuram.

Archbishop-elect Dr. Kallarackal is presently serving as vice-chairman of the Media Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council, chairman of the Carmelgiri Pontifical Seminary Episcopal Commission and the Church's publication "Jeevanadam".

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EULOGY

for

His Grace

Dr. Daniel Acharuparambil

Znhw-K-X-\mb A`n-hµy Um\n-tbÂ
A¨m-cp-]-d-¼nÂ sa{Xm-t¸m-eo¯

tbip-hnÂ {]nb ssh-Zn-I-tc, k\ymk ktlm-Z-c-·m-tc

ktlm-Z-cn-amtc, {]nb-a-¡-tf,

\s½ Gsd kvt\ln-¡p-Ibpw \mw Gsd kvt\ln-¡p-Ibpw sNbvX alm-C-S-b³ Um\n-tbÂ A¨m-cp-]-d-¼nÂ ]nXmhv \s½-sbÃmw ssZh-]-cn-]m-e-\-bnÂ kaÀ¸Ww sNbvX-p-sImv C¡-gnª HIvtSm-_À 26\v Znhw-K-X-\m-bn.

]utem-k-¸-kvtXm-esâ hm¡p-IÄ BWv Rm³ HmÀ¡p-¶Xv ""Rm³ \Ã bp²w sNbvXp; Fsâ Hm«w ]qÀ¯n-bm¡n; hnizmkw Im¯p-kq-£n-¨p. F\n-¡mbn \o¡n-h-bv¡-s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶ \oXn-bpsS IncoSw IÀ¯mhv F\n¡p k½m-\n¡pw''

kz´w thZ-\-Ifpw Ah-i-X-Ifpw amän-sh¨v Ah-km-\-
\n-anjw hsc ]nXmhv IÀ½-\n-c-X-\m-bn-cp-¶psh¶v ]nXm-hnsâ IqsS Pohn¨p {]hÀ¯n¨ Hcm-sf¶ \ne-bnÂ F\n¡v ]d-bm³ Ign-bpw. Xs¶-¡p-dn¨v Hcn-¡Ât]mepw BIp-e-s¸-Sm-sX, X\n¡p e`y-am-Ip-am-bn-cp¶ hntZ-i-ssh--Zy-k-lmbw ths-¶p-sh-¨v, kzbw ad¶v HmSn \S-¶v, A-£-cmÀ°-¯nÂ BSp-IÄ¡p-thn Poh-³ shSn-bp-I-bm-bn-cp¶p \½psS ]n-Xm-hv.

Ah-km-\-\m-fp-I-fnÂ At±lw Hmtcm s^mtdm-\-bn-sebpw sshZn-IÀs¡m¸w aWn-¡q-dp-I-tfmfw sNe-h-gn¨v AXn-cq-]-X-bpsS hfÀ¨-bv¡p-X-Ip¶ Imcy-§Ä NÀ¨ sNbvXp. ]utcm-ln-Xy-kzo-I-c-W-¯n-\p-thn Ah-km\ Hcp¡w \S¯p¶ Uo¡-·m-scbpw aäp sshZn-I-hnZymÀ°n-I-sfbpw Ac-a-\-bnÂ hnfn-¨p-Iq-«n skan-\mcn kµÀi\w \S¯n. A§s\ FÃm-h-scbpw hyàn-]-c-ambn sXm«-dnªv {]tNm-Zn-¸n¨ tijw \Ã CS-b³ im´-\mbn aS-§pIbm-bn-cp¶p.

Um\n-tbÂ ]nXm-hn\p ka-\mbn Um\n-tbÂ ]nXmhv am{Xw F¶p ]d-bm-hp-¶-hn-[-¯nÂ KpW-§-fp-sSb-pw IgnhpIfp-sSbpw hnf-\n-e-am-bn-cp¶p At±-lw. \njv¡-]-S-amb kvt\lw At±-l-¯nsâ apJ-ap-{Z-bm-bn-cp-¶p. kXyw ]d-bm\pw t\cnÂ Pohn-¡m\pw Akm-am-\y-amb ss[cyw At±lw Xm]-k-Po-hn-X-¯n-eqsS t\Sn-sb-Sp--¯n-cp-¶p. Gähpw efn-X-amb PohnXw \bn¨ At±lw ]Z-hn-I-sf-¡p-dn-t¨m, t\«-§-sf-¡p-dnt¨m Hcn-¡epw Nn´n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. Xsâ IeÀ¸n-Ãm¯ hyàn-Xz-¯nsâ kwip²n At±lw F¶pw Im¯p-]m-en-¨p. th-Z-\n-¡p-¶-h-tcmSpw bmX\ A\p-`-hn-¡p-¶-h-tcmSpw Bg-amÀ¶ A\p-I-¼ At±-l-¯n\v Dm-bn-cp-¶p. AKm-[-amb ]mWvUn-Xy-ap-m-bn-cp-¶n«pw km[m-c--W-¡m-cnÂ km[m-c-W-¡m-c-\m-bmWv At±lw FÃm-h-tcmSpw s]cp-am-dn-bn-cp-¶-Xv. DÅp-Xp-d¶v \Ã-Xns\ A`n-\-µn-¡m\pw t\sc t\m¡n Xn·sb \nin-X-ambn hnaÀin-¡m\pw At±-l-¯n\p Ignªncp-¶p.

k¶ym-k-Poh-nXw sImXn¨v IÀ½-eo-¯m-k-`-bnÂ tNÀ¶ At±lw ]n¶oSv s]m´n-^n-¡Â DÀ_\nbm\ bqWn-th-gvkn-än-bpsS sdIvtXmÀ amªn-^n-¡qkv Bbn. B ]Z-hn-bn-se-¯p¶ BZys¯ Gjy-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp¶p At±-lw. _\m-dkv lnµp bqWn-th-gvkn-än-bnse tKmÄUv saUÂ tPXm-hmb At±lw FÃm aX-§-fn-sebpw \·sb BZ-cn-¨p. hcm-¸pg AXn-cq-]-X-bpsS BÀ¨p-_n-j-s¸¶ \ne-bnÂ 13 hÀjw sImv ]nXmhv sNbvX Imcy§Ä Bscbpw hnkva-bn-¸n-¡pI Xs¶ sN¿pw. 33 tZhm-e-b-§Ä At±lw ]Wn-I-gn-¸n-¨p. 11 tZhm-e-b-§Ä ]p\-cp-²-cn-¨p. 17 sshZnI aµn-c-§Ä \nÀ½n-¨p. {InkvXp-P-b´n tlmkv]n-äÂ Øm]n-¨p. eqÀ±v Bip-]-{Xn-bnÂ lmÀ«v C³Ìn-äyq«v XpS-§n; t\gvknwKv tImtfPv Øm]n-¨p, Aßmb ]cn-io-e\ tI{µ¯n\v XpS-¡-an-«p. BÂ_À«bn³ C³Ìn-äyq«v Bcw-`n-¨p, AÊokn hnZym-`ymk Øm]-\-§Ä hn]p-eo-I-cn-¨p, skâv t]mÄkv CâÀ\m-j-WÂ kv¡qÄ Øm]n¨p. At´m-Wntbm ss__nÄ tImtf-Pv, Bizmkv Iu¬kn-enwKv skâÀ apX-em-bh Bcw-`n-¨p.

^manen At¸m-kvX-te-äv, ss__nÄ At¸m-kvX-te-äv, bq¯v At¸m-kvX-teäv, a²y-hn-cp-²-k-anXn, sebvän I½o-j³, AXn-cq-]Xm ]»nIv dnte-j³kv Un¸mÀ«vsaâv F¶n-hbpw \ne-hnÂ hcp-¯n. Ncn-{X-{]-kn-²-amb hÃmÀ¸m-S-¯-½-bpsS tZhm-ebw
_Én-¡-bmbn DbÀ¯n.

kp\man ZpcnX t\c-¯pw, aqe-¼nÅn IpSn-bn-d-¡Â kac Ime¯pw {Inbm-ß-I-amb CS-s]-SÂ \S¯n At±-lw. ]utcm-lnXy kphÀ® Pq_nen BtLmjam¡p-¶-Xn-\p -]-Icw ]mh-s¸-«-hÀ¡v A¼Xv hoSp-IÄ \nÀ½n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡p¶ ]²-Xn¡v cq]-an«p. enänÂ ^vfhÀ sF.-än.sF B[p-\nI kuI-cy-§-fpÅ Hcp kmt¦-XnI C³Ìn-äyq«m¡n hfÀ¯n-sb-Sp-¯Xpw At±lw Xs¶-bm-Wv. hnZym-`ym-k-¯n-eqsS kaq-l-¯n\v hntam-N-\-ta-Im³
"\h-ZÀi-³' Bcw-`n-¨p. CAC bpsS hfÀ¨-bnepw At±lw Gsd t{]mÕm-l\w \ÂIn hcp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. AXn-cq-]-Xbv¡v Hcp F©n-\o-b-dnwKv tImtfPv F¶ kz]v\w At±lw ]n¶neh-ti-jn-¸n-¡p-¶p. Gsd {]jp-_vZ-amb Hcp Ime-b-f-hnÂ sIm¨n cq]-X-bpsS AUvan-\n-kvt{S-ä-dmbn Npa-X-e-tbä At±lw hfsc {]iw-k-\o-b-amb hn[-¯nÂ {]iv\-§-sfÃmw ]cn-l-cn-¨p.

cp-X-hW KCBC {]kn-U-mb At±lw FÃm do¯p-ImÀ¡pw kpÊ-½-X\mbn-cp-¶p. tIcf It¯m-en¡ k` \nc-h[n {]iv\-§-fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-b-t¸mÄ k-`sb sFIy-¯nsâ ]mX-bn-eqsS \-bn¨ Aa-c-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp¶p. KRLCC F¶ Bibw Xs¶ ]nXm-hnsâ Nn´bnÂ D-cp-¯n-cn-ª-Xm-Wv. KRLCBC sNbÀam³ F¶ \ne-bnÂ \yq\-]-£-§-fpsS Xf-cm-¯-kz-c-ambn At±lw amdn. At±-l-¯n\v hyà-X-bmÀ¶ cmjv{So-b-Im-gvN-¸m-Sp-Ifpw A`n-{]m-b-§-fpw Dm-bn-cp-¶p. "Poh-\mZw' XpS-§p-hm³ Gä-hp-a-[nIw ss[cyw Im«n-bXv ]nXm-hm-bn-cp-¶p.

sshZn-I-cp-ambpw Aßm-b-cp-ambpw Bg-amÀ¶ _Ôw At±-l-¯n-\p-m-bn-cp-¶p. sshZn-I-cpsS XpSÀ]--cn-io-e-\-]-cn-]m--Sn-IÄ \nÀ_-Ô-]qÀÆw At±lw \S-¸n-em-¡n. sshZn-IÀ¡v [ym\n-¡p-hm-\pw, hn{i-an-¡p-hm\pw tXm«p-hm-bnÂ Hcp `h\w ]Wn-Xp-bÀ¯n. hr²-ssh-Zn-IÀ¡v IqSp-XÂ {i²bpw ]cn-N-c-Whpw \ÂIm³ Im¡-\mSv "Bhne `h³' At±lw ]Wn-I-gn-¸n-¨p. sshZn-ImÀ°n-IÄ¡v IqSp-XÂ {i²bpw sa¨-s¸« cq]-hXv¡-c-Whpw \ÂIm³ ssa\À skan-\mcn 3 `h-\-§-fmbn Xncn-¨p. AXn-cq-]-X-bn-se-bpw, ]pd-s¯bpw \nÀ²\ hn²ymÀ°n-IÄ¡mbn Iq\-½m-hnÂ anI-hpsämcp t_mbvkv tlmw At±lw Øm]n¨p. sshZn-I-scbpw, k\y-kvX-sc-bpw, Aßm-bt\-Xm-¡-sf-bpw, bph-P-\-§-sfbpw At±lw CS-bv¡nsS hnfn-¨p-Iq«n AhÀ¡v amÀ¤-\nÀt±-i-§Ä \ÂIn. skan-\m-cn-¡msc anj³ taJ-e-I-fn-tebv¡v ]d-ª-b¨v Ah-cnÂ t{]jnX ssNX\yw Xo£vW-am-¡m³ At±lw {ian-¨p. sshZn-Isc AI-a-gnªp klm-bn-¨n-cp¶ At±lw AhÀ¡v Xm§pw XWepw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp¶p Ft¸m-gpw.

Um\n-tbÂ ]nXmhv FÃm-h-scbpw kvt\ln-¨p. AXn-\mÂ At±-l-s¯bpw FÃm-h-cpw kvt\ln-¨p. At±-l-¯nsâ IÃ-d-bnÂ tcJ-s¸-Sp-¯m³ Is-¯nb hmIyw XoÀ¯pw AÀ°-]qÀ®-amWv.

"Tender love that cared all' þ FÃm-h-scbpw ]pÂInb BÀ{Z kvt\lw.

A`n-hµy Um\n-tbÂ ]nXm-hnsâ tcmK-hmÀ¯-b-dnªv eqÀ±v Bip-]-{Xn-bnÂ hnizm-kn-k-aq-lhpw, \m\m-PmXn aX-Øcpw Xn§n-¡q-Sn. ]nXm-hn\v Bizm-k-ap-s¶ hmÀ¯ tIÄ¡m³ AhÀ ImtXmÀ¯p-\n-¶p. DXvI-WvT-bpsS Rmb-dmgvN AW-s]m-«n-sbm-gp-Ip¶ IZ-\-¯n-sâ Xn¦-fm-gvN-bv¡p hgnamdn. kwkvImcw \S¶ _p[-\mgvN \½psS I¯o-{Uepw, skâv BÂ_À«vkv kv¡qÄ {Kupw ZpxJ-km-K-c-am-bn. C{X-taÂ BZ-c-]qÀÆ-Iamb Hcp arX-kw-kv¡mc ip{iq-jbv¡v sIm¨n alm-\-Kcw km£n-bm-bn-«n-Ã. Pohn-X-¯nsâ HcptaJ-e-bn-epapÅ Hcp t\Xm-hn\pw C{Xbv¡v lrZy-amb Hcp A´n-tam-]-Nmcw am[ya temI¯p\n¶v e`n-¨n-«nÃ. cm{ãob, kmaq-ln-I, kmwkvIm-cnI taJ-e-I-fnse {]ap-J-cpsS C{Xbv¡v kPo-h-amb km¶n²yw Hcp arX-kw-kv¡m-c-th-f-bn-epw D-mbXmbn kao-]-Im-e Ncn-{X-¯nÂ tI«n-«n-Ã. IÀ±n-\mÄ amÀ¡pw, sa{Xm-·mÀ¡pw, cm{ãob, kaq-lnI, kmwkvIm-cn-I, taJ-e-I-fnse {]ap-JÀ¡pw, sshZn-IÀ¡pw, k\y-kvXÀ¡pw, FÃm ssZh-P-\-¯n\pw Hcn-¡ÂIqSn Rm³ lrZ-b-]qÀÆw \µn ]d-bp-¶p.

eqÀ±v Bip-]-{Xn-bnÂsh¨v A`n-hµy ]nXm-hn\v A´y-Iq-Zmi \ÂIm³ F\n-¡mWv `mKy-ap-m-bXv. Gähpw `àymx-Z-c- ]qÀÆw IqZm-i-kzo-I-cn-¨-tijw ]nXmhv ‘Thank you’ F¶p ]d-ªp. At±-l-¯nsâ A´y-samgn AXm-bn-cp-¶p. ssZh-]n-Xm-hn-t\mSpw temI-t¯mSp apgp-h-\papÅ \µn {]Im-i-\-ambn Rm\Xns\ ImWp¶p. kzÀ¤-¯nÂ kt´mjw A\p-`-hn-¡p¶ \½psS {]nb-s¸« Um\n-tbÂ ]nXm-hn-t\mSv \man-t¸mÄ lrZ-b-]qÀÆw ]d-bp-¶p; "\µn'. hcm-¸pg AXn-cq-]-X-bpsS sa{Xm-t¸m-eo¯ F¶ Øm\w Gsä-Sp¯ \nanjw apXÂ ]nXmhv Nn´n-¨n-cp-¶Xv \½psS P\-k-aq-l-¯nsâ apt¶-ä-s¯-¡p-dn-¨m-bn-cp-¶p. Ic-bp-¶-hsâ IqsS Ic-bm-\pw, \oXn \ntj-[n-¡-s¸-«-h-\p-thn {]hm-NI kzc-ap-bÀ¯m-\pw, Bew-_-lo-\-cpsS A¯m-Wn-bm-hm-\pw, \ap-¡n-Xp-hsc Um\n-tbÂ ]nXm-hp-m-bn-cp-¶p. C\n, At±-l-¯nsâ kXvIÀ½-§Ä XpS-tc-Xv \½Ä Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-am-Wv. lrZbw \pdp-§nb {]mÀ°-\-bn-Â \n¶v iàn kw`-cn¨v \ap¡v Hcp IpSpw-_-ambn apt¶dmw. A`n-hµy ]nXm-hnsâ 30-þmw A\p-kva-cW Zn\w {]am-Wn¨v 2009 \hw-_À 27-þmw XobXn shÅn-bmgvN \½psS AXn-cq-]-X-bnse FÃm tZhm-e-b-§-fn-epw, Øm]-\-§-fnepw ]m«p-IpÀºm-\, H¸okv apX-em-bh \S-t¯--Xm-Wv.

C¯-cp-W-¯nÂ, AXn-cq-]-X-bpsS AUvan-\n-kvt{S-äÀ Bbn tPmen \nÀÆ-ln-¡p¶ Fs¶ \n§-fpsS hne-tb-dnb {]mÀ°-\-bnÂ HmÀ¡-W-sa¶v A`yÀ°n-¡p-I-bm-Wv. AXn-cq-]-X-bpsS `c-W-`mcw Gsä-Sp-¡p-¶-Xn\v ]pXnb Hcp sa{Xm-t¸m-eo¯ \nbp-à-\m-Ip-¶-Xp-hsc ssZh-Xn-cp-a-\-Ên-s\m¯v Fsâ IÀ¯hyw \nÀÆ-ln-¡p-hm³ \n§sfÃmhcpw BßmÀ°-ambn kl-I-cn-¡-W-sa-¶p-IqSn kvt\l-]qÀÆw HmÀ½n-¸n-¡p-¶p. \½psS AXn-cq-]-X-bv¡v, kÀÆ-Ym-tbm-Ky-\mb Hcp sa{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯sb e`n-¡p-¶-Xn-\p-thn hnizm-kn-IfpsS {]mÀ°-bnÂ Cu \ntbmKw DÄs¸-Sp-¯p-hm\pw \nÀt±-in-¡p-I-bm-Wv.

Fd-Wm-Ip-f¯v \½psS AXn-sa-{Xm-k-\-a-µn-c-¯nÂ \n¶v, 2009 \hw-_À 1þmw XobXn

_nj¸v tPmk^v Imcn-¡-tÈcn

hcm-¸pg AXn--cq-]Xm AUvan-\n-kvt{S-äÀ