Sebastian Vayalilとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Bishop Sebastian Vayalil (1906 - 1986) was the first bishop of the Eparchy of Pala, in Kerala, India. He was born on 28th January 1906 at Palai. He took his B. A. Degree from the Maharaja’s College, Trivandrum in 1928. He had his ecclesiastical studies at the St. Joseph’s Ap. Seminary Mangalapuzha, Alwaye and was ordained priest on 21st December 1935. He took his L.T. Degree from the Training College Trivandrum in 1942. He was the Headmaster of St. Thomas Training School Palai, till he was appointed the Bishop of Palai, on July 25, 1950. He was consecrated Bishop by His Eminence Eugene Cardinal Tisserent, the then Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches, on 9th November, 1950 at St. Theresia’s Church Rome and was installed in Palai Cathedral by the Most Rev. Dr. Leo. P. Kierkels, the Apostolic Internuncio, on 4th January 1951. Bishop Vayalil was a member of the Preliminary Commission instituted for the Second Vatican Council to prepare the scheme for the section on ‘Universities and Seminaries’. He attended all the four sessions of the Council. Chicago’s De Paul university conferred upon him in 1966 the honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.) in recognition of his outstanding achievements as an educationist. In 1969 he participated in the extra ordinary Synod of Bishops held in Rome. After thirty years of strenuous service from the erection of the diocese in 1950, he requested the Holy See to relieve him from the pastoral Government of the diocese. On the acceptance of his resignation he handed over the charge of the diocese to his successor Mar Joseph Pallikaparampil on 25th March 1981. After a period of 5 years, active life of retirement, he was called for eternal reward on Friday 21st November, 1986.