Alumnus George Koovakad (PhD in Canon Law, 2006) is among the new Cardinals announced by Pope Francis
Among the 21 new Cardinals announced by Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, October 6, 2024, is alumnus George Koovakad, currently an official in the Secretariat of State and responsible for Papal Travels.
Born in Chethipuzha (India) on August 11, 1973, he was ordained a priest in 2004 and incardinated in Changanacherry. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked in the nunciatures in Algeria, Korea, Iran, and Costa Rica.
At our School of Canon Law, he obtained his Doctorate in June 2006, with a thesis on The Obligation of Poverty for Secular Clerics in the Codes of Canon Law (advisor: Rev. Prof. Luis Navarro). He had previously earned a Baccalaureate (2002) and a Licentiate (2004).
To the new Cardinal, who will be created along with the others in the Consistory on December 8, 2024, the best wishes and prayers of the Academic Community.
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