John Moolachira
# John Moolachira

John Moolachira is the current serving Archbishop of Guwahati.

## Early life

He was born in Puthussery Kadavu, Kerala on 14 December 1951.

## Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tezpur on 23 October 1978.

## Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Diphu on 14 February 2007 by Pope John Paul II and ordained a bishop on 15 April 2007. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati on 9 April 2011. He succeeded as Archbishop of Guwahati on 18 January 2012.

