Meet Germany’s first non-European bishop

Fr. Joshy Pottackal will make history this month

Fr. Joshy Pottackal will make history this month, when he becomes Germany’s first non-European Catholic bishop.

Bishop-elect Joshy Pottackal, O. Carm. Credit: Diocese of Mainz

The new auxiliary bishop of Mainz was born more than 4,000 miles away from Germany, in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

The 48-year-old Carmelite priest’s appointment highlights …