Mar Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi, C. M. I.
He was born in Nadukkara, near Muvattupuzha, India.
He was ordained as a priest in the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate in 1964.
A botanist who lectured at Sacred Heart College, Ernakulam,[1] he was the founder principal of Christ College, Bangalore (1969-1983) and rector of the CMI major seminary, Dharmaram College, Bangalore (1990-1996).
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