REV. FR. DANIEL CHACKO PULLEIL
Fr. Daniel Chacko was born at Kudassanad as the son of Saramma and Ninan Chacko Pullelil. He finished his high school studies from NSS High School, Kudassanad in its first SSLC Batch. He got his BA degree from Catholicate College Pathanamthitta. After taking his post graduation in MA (Economics), he joined the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam to pursue studies in the four-year Graduate in Sacred Theology (GST).
His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews I, Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan, ordained him as deacon. He went to Australia on a World Council of Churches (WCC) scholarship to study counselling from the Melbourne University. Again on another scholarship he studied German language from Ostkirchliches Institut Regensburg (Germany). On his return on September 22, 1983 he was ordained as a priest by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Ever since his childhood Fr. Daniel Chacko was actively involved in social and charitable activities. His efforts and involvement in the construction of the Kudassanad-Thandanuvila Road and the reach road from Vilavadakkel Junction to Kudassanad-Thandanuvila Road is noteworthy. Also, he played an important rôle in securing the upgrading of the Thandanuvila Government Plus-2 Secondary School and acquiring the government recognition for Kurampala St. Thomas High School.
POSITIONS HELD
- Pety Officer of the All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam (Malayala Manorama) when he was studying for his BA degree
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Social Service Secretary of the Catholicate College Pathanamthitta
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College Magazine Editor, Durga College Raipur
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KSU Thaluk Secretary, Youth congress District Executive Committee Member
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Central General Secretary, Orthodox Christian Bala Samajam
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Council Member, Malankara Orthodox Church Chengannur Diocese
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National Executive Committee Member Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas (FOMAA)
- President and Founder of the Indian Overseas Congress.
Ramesh Chennithala, M. Murali, Joseph M Puthusserry, Pandalam Sudhakaran and A. A. Shukkoor were his political and social colleagues during his college period.
COUNTRIES VISITED
Austria, Australia, Bahrain,England, Germany, Holland, Malaysia, Muscat, Qatar Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, UAE, and the USA.
Currently he is a resident of Toronto (Canada).