Joseph Chennoth

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Joseph Chennoth (13 October 1943 – 8 September 2020) was a Syro Malabar Catholic prelate who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop and an apostolic nuncio in 1999.

He was ordained a priest on 4 May 1969 by Bishop Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang of Tainan, Taiwan.

He prepared for a diplomatic career by completing the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1973.{{cite web|publisher=Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy|language =it|access-date = 5 August 2019 | title = Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 |url = https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdeccles/documents/1950-1999.htm }}

In 1995, he was Chargés d'affaires in Taiwan. https://ccbi.in/archbishop-joseph-chennoth-nuncio-to-japan-passed-away/

Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of Milevum and Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad on 24 August 1999. He received his episcopal consecration on 30 October from Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania on 15 June 2005.{{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}}

Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Japan on 15 August 2011.{{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}}

In 2018, he sent a supportive message to the March for Life in Tokyo.{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1512657112289288/2195164104038582 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://facebook.com/march0713/posts/2195164104038582 |title = マーチフォーライフ on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

He died in Tokyo on 8 September 2020.{{cite web|title= Archbishop Joseph Chennoth passes away |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/news/kerala/archbishop-joseph-chennoth-passes-away-1.5036965|publisher=Mathrubhumi|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=8 September 2020}}