Bishop's House,
P.B. 18, Palai-686575,
Kerala, India
04822 212 000
Fax :211.379
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Bishop Mar Jacob Muricken was born at Muttuchira. After completing his M.A. degree in economics, he Joined Good Shepherd Minor Seminary, Palai. Bishop Muricken completed his ecclesiastical studies at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Kottayam. He was ordained priest by Mar Joseph Pallickaparampil on Dec. 27, 1993, at his home parish. After a short period of service as assistant vicar at St. Mary's Forane Church, Kuravilangad, Bishop Muricken was appointed rector of Savio Home Boarding House, attached to St. Joseph's EMHS, Neeloor. Later, he served the diocese in various capacities as professor at the diocesian minor seminary, secretary of corporate educational agency, vicar at Chakkampuzha and Neeloor parishes. He ws declared Auxiliary Bishop of Palai on Aug. 24, 2012, while serving as the diocesan pastoral coordinator. Bishop Muricken’s episcopal ordination was on Oct. 1, 2012, at St. Thomas Cathedral, Palai.
On Sept. 19, 2013, he, along with the other newly appointed bishops from around the world, was received in audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican. As the general convenor, he was instrumental in the successful conduct of the 31 st Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) which was hosted by the eparchy in 2014.
In August 2022, Muricken said that "God inspires me to go into solitude" and resigned from his post as auxiliary bishop to continue his life as a hermit, moving to the hermitage following approval from the Syro-Malabar synod.
