Jacob Thoomkuzhy

{{Short description|Indian archbishop}}

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = Mar

| name = Jacob Thoomkuzhy

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| title = Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Archeparchy of Trichur

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| province = Archeparchy of Trichur

| diocese = Thrissur

| see = Thrissur

| ended = 22 January 2007

| predecessor = Joseph Kundukulam

| successor = Andrews Thazhath

| ordination = 22 December 1956

| consecration = 1 May 1973

| other_post = Jeevan TV, Marymatha Major Seminary, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Mahajubilee Training College

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1930|12|13}}

| birth_place = Vilakumadam, Palai, British India (present-day Kerala, India)

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| religion = Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

| residence = St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Madona Nagar, Thrissur

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| alma_mater = Mangalapuzha Seminary, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Pontifical Lateran University, Fordham University

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}}{{Infobox Christian leader

| title = Bishop of Thamarassery

| province = Metropolitan Province of Thalassery

| diocese = Eparchy of Thamarassery

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Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy (born 13 December 1930) is an East Syriac Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, First Bishop of Mananthavady diocese, Second bishop of Thamarassery diocese and the second Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur in India. He was born at Vilakumadam in the Eparchy of Palai on 13 December 1930.{{cite news

|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article949688.ece

|title=Kodiyeri lauds Church's role

|work=The Hindu

|access-date=2011-08-12

|location=Chennai, India

|date=2010-12-13}}{{cite news

|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/30/stories/2011053050320200.htm

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110114750/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/30/stories/2011053050320200.htm

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2012-11-10

|title=Nun to present Carnatic concert

|access-date=2011-08-12

|location=Chennai, India

|work=The Hindu

|date=2011-05-30}} He was educated at Thiruvambady in Kozhikode.