Saju Muthalaly
Varghese Malayil Lukose "Saju" Muthalaly (born 1979) is an Indian-British Anglican priest. Since 2015, he has been priest-in-charge and then vicar of St Mark's Church, Gillingham. In November 2021, it was announced that he would be the next Bishop of Loughborough, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of Leicester. He will be the youngest bishop in the Church of England.
Saju Muthalaly | |
|---|---|
| Vicar of St Mark's Church, Gillingham | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| In office | 2019 to present |
| Other post(s) | Bishop-designate of Loughborough (Nov 2021–Jan 2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2008 (deacon) 2009 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Varghese Malayil Lukose Muthalaly |
| Born | 1979 (age 41–42) South India |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Katy |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Southern Asia Bible College, Bangalore Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Early life and education
Muthalaly was born in 1979 in South India Kerala.[1][2] He grew up in a leprosy hospital in Bangalore, where his mother was a nurse.[3] His family were part of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and he "committed his life to Christ" as a teenager.[3] He studied at the Southern Asia Bible College in Bangalore, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 2001.[2][4] Having moved to the United Kingdom in 2001,[5] he trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an evangelical Anglican theological college, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a further BTh in 2008.[2][3]
Ordained ministry
Muthalaly was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2008 and as a priest in 2009.[2] From 2008 to 2011, he served his curacy at St Thomas' Church, Lancaster, a charismatic evangelical church in the Diocese of Blackburn.[1][2] He then moved to the Diocese of Carlisle, where he was an associate vicar at St Thomas' Church, Kendal and St Catherine's Church, Crook from 2011 to 2015.[1] In 2015, he joined St Mark's Church, Gillingham and St Mary's Island in the Diocese of Rochester as priest in charge.[2][4] He was made vicar of St Mark's Gillingham in 2019.[2]
On 12 November 2021, it was announced that Muthalaly had been appointed the next Bishop of Loughborough, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Leicester, in succession to Guli Francis-Dehqani.[1] He is due to be consecrated a bishop in January 2022,[3] which will make him the youngest bishop in the Church of England.[4]
References
- "Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough: 12 November 2021". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Varghese Malayil Lukose (Saju) Muthalaly". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Next Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough Announced". Diocese of Leicester. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- Davies, Madeleine (12 November 2021). "Kerala and Kent provide the next Bishop of Loughborough". Church Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Meet the Trustees". Simeon's Trustees and Hyndman's Trustees. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.