Manipur: Former Archbishop of Imphal Rev Joseph Mittathany dies

Imphal: Most Rev Joseph Mittathany DD, the Archbishop Emeritus of Imphal Archdiocese, passed away on Monday morning due to a chest infection and prolonged illness. He died at the age of 91 at CMC Hospital, Koirengei, at 9:55 am.

Born in Kalikavu in Kerala’s Kottayam city on July 12, 1931, Mittathany became the first Bishop of Imphal Diocese in 1980.

Prior to that, he served as the Bishop of Tezpur in 1969. Later, he became the first Archbishop of Manipur when the Imphal Diocese was promoted to an Archdiocese in 1995.