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Indian bishop resigns post to become hermit
August 23, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: BIshop Jacob Muricken, an auxiliary bishop of Palai, India, has stepped down from his episcopal position to become a hermit.
While he retains his title as a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the 59-year-old Bishop Muricken has moved into a hermitage in Naliathanni, where he plans to live out his days.
The bishop took this step with the approval of the Syro-Malabar synod.
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