Joy Alappatt


John Alappatt
Eparch of St. Thomas of Chicago
ChurchSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
DioceseSyro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago
AppointedJuly 3, 2022
InstalledOctober 1, 2022
PredecessorJacob Angadiath
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Eparch of St. Thomas of Chicago (2014-2022)
Titular Bishop of Bencenna (2014-2022)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 31, 1981
by James Pazhayattil
ConsecrationSeptember 27, 2014
by George Alencherry, Jacob Angadiath and Pauly Kannookadan
Personal details
Born
John Alappatt

(1956-09-27) September 27, 1956 (age 68)
Parappukara, Kerala, India
MottoJoyfully for your souls
Styles of
Joy Alappatt
Reference styleMar
Spoken styleMar
Religious styleEparch

Mar John "Joy" Alappatt (born September 27, 1956) is an Indian-born bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in the United States. He serves as the eparch of St. Thomas Eparchy of Chicago since 2022.

He served as the auxiliary bishop of the same eparchy from 2014–2022.