Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (born 4 August 1966) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria.
He completed his Philosophy and Theology studies at St. Joseph's pontifical Seminary, Aluva.
In 1998 he obtained a doctorate in canon law from Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
[2] He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1998[3] and served in Guinea, Korea, the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Hungary and Egypt.
[3][2] On 3 May 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria.