John Perumbalath
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The Venerable John Perumbalath |
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| Archdeacon of Barking | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 2013–present |
| Predecessor | Elwin Cockett (Acting) |
| Other posts |
Proctor in Convocation (2010–2013 & 2015–present) Chairman, Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC) Bishop-designate of Bradwell (2018–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1994 (deacon); 1995 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 51–52) Kerala, India |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Hornchurch |
| Spouse | Jessy |
| Children | Anugraha |
| Alma mater | Calicut University |
John Perumbalath (born 1966) is a senior priest in the Church of England and has been Archdeacon of Barking in the Diocese of Chelmsford since 2013. On 9 March 2018, it was announced he is to become Bishop of Bradwell in the Diocese of Chelmsford. Perumbalath was born and brought up in the ancient Syrian Christian community in Kerala, South India. He moved to north India for higher studies and then teaching. He was ordained in the Church of North India in 1994.
Perumbalath was educated at Calicut University, Osmania University, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, Serampore Theological College, King's College London and the North-West University. He holds post-graduate degrees in philosophy and theology, and a doctoral degree in hermeneutics.
Perumbalath worked as a staff worker of the Union of Evangelical Students of India for two years in his home state Kerala before doing his post-graduate research in theology at the North India Institute of Post-Graduate Theological Studies, Kolkata specializing in New Testament. Then he joined the faculty of Serampore College as Lecturer in New Testament. He was ordained deacon in 1994 and priest in 1995 in the diocese of Calcutta (Church of North India). After a short curacy at St John's Church, Kolkata, in 1995 he was appointed Vicar of St James's Church, Kolkata. After moving to the UK in 2001, he served at Beckenham St George's as Associate Rector, at Rosherville St Mark's as Priest-in-Charge/Team Vicar and at Northfleet All Saints (all in the Diocese of Rochester) as Vicar before his appointment as Archdeacon of Barking, a newly created post. He was the chair of North Kent Council for Inter-faith Relations from 2008 to 2013. From 2008 to 2013, he was also the Diocese of Rochester's Urban Adviser and Link Officer for the Church Urban Fund. He was collated as Archdeacon of Barking on 15 September 2013 with the oversight of the Anglican churches in the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham and Havering.
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