A Few Words About Institute of Theology

The mission of the Institute of Theology at Trichur is to give theological and pastoral formation for the laity, the religious and the catechists, especially of the Archdiocese. The late Archbishop Mar Joseph Kundukulam took initial steps to establish the institute in 1990 and the institute was formally inaugurated by the Kerala Governor Sri. B. Rachaiah on 19th December 1992. The Institute of Theology was canonically erected through the Decree No. 1167/03 by Archbishop Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy and it came into effect on 1st January 2002. The institute is affiliated to the Catholic University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) in Belgium and the Chair for Christian Studies at University of Calicut, Kerala.