Having completed his high school education at Areacode, he joined St. Joseph's Minor Seminary, Tellichery for priestly formation.

[citation needed] He was ordained priest for the eparchy of Thamarassery by Bishop Sebastian Mankuzhikary on 26 December 1987.

[3] He was appointed as secretary to the bishop and then he was given a mission as the parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Abhayagiri, Valayam in 1988.

In 1997 he went for Rome for higher studies and secured doctorate in canon law from Holy Cross University in 2000.

On 8 April 2010 he was consecrated the Bishop of Thamarassery by Archbishop George Valiamattom and then he took charge of the eparchy.