He defended his doctoral thesis on 17 January 1973, entitled Covenant Law and Pastoral Ministry according to Aphrahat: Element for a Theologia Juris from Syrian Orient till 350 A.D, which he wrote under the guidance of Ivan Žužek SJ and Ignacio Ortiz de Urbina SJ.įor about 35 years (1973-2007), he taught canon law at the Oriental Institute, and served as the dean of its Faculty of Eastern Canon Law (1981-1987). In the hands of Fr Pedro Arrupe, he made his final religious profession at the church of Gesù, Rome on 2 February 1968.Īfter his ordination, he was sent to the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome for higher studies in 1967, where he did licentiate (1969) and doctorate (1973) in canon law. He did his tertianship at La Providence, Kodaikanal (1966-1967). For theological studies, he went to St Mary’s College, Kurseong (1961-1965), where he was ordained a priest on 19 March 1964. Then he did regency at St Joseph’s College, Trichy and Leo XIII High School, Alleppey (1960-1961). He did his philosophy training (with a BA degree) at Sacred Heart College, Shembaganur (1954-1959). The Marian Sodality in his parish (Kalloorkad, the present-day Kothamangalam eparchy) was organised by him which he equipped with a library.Īfter his secondary education, he joined the Jesuit novitiate on 11 June 1950 at Christ Hall, where he had also his juniorate formation (1952-1954). Fr Sanal Jose Nedungatt of the eparchy of Kothamangalam is the son of a nephew of Fr George. Among his cousins Nedungatt are Fr Vincent and the late Fr Mathew CMI, and the two late Jesuits (Br Varghese and Fr Joseph). The late Mgr Mathew Nedungatt, Syncellus of Thiruvalla and later of Battery eparchies, was his paternal uncle the late Sr Catherine SIC was his aunt Fr Johny Nedungatt SDB is his nephew. The Nedungatt family had many priestly and religious vocations. Nedungatt was born at Peringuzha near Muvattupuzha in India, as the second son of Mr Kunjupappa and Mrs Mariam. George Nedungatt (21 December 1932 – 26 October 2022) was an Indian Jesuit priest of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and expert in Oriental Canon Law. Peringuzha near Muvattupuzha, Travancore, British RajĪ Guide to the Eastern Code: Commentary on the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
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