[1] Jose Kalluvelil was born on November 15, 1955, at Thottuva, Kuravilangad, in the Eparchy of Pala, India as the youngest son of Joseph and Annamma.
After completing High School studies, he joined St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Thrissur.
Kalluvelil began his priestly ministry on January 15, 1985, at Fathima Matha Church as Asst.
In 1989 he was appointed Director of Catechetical Department in the Eparchy of Palghat, where he served for 12 consecutive years.
The inauguration of the Eparchy and the installation of Bishop Jose Kalluvellil were solemnized on May 25, 2019, by Mar George Cardinal Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church.