Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum

Forner Managing Secretary

Rev.Fr.Danil Kuzhithadathil Former Managing Secretary to the MSC Management
Born in 1951; Priestly Ordination - 4 April 1978; First Appointment in the College -1 December 1983; Appointment as Principal: 1 April 2000; Chief Warden of St. Thomas Hostel, Mar Ivanios College for 18 years; Bursar, Mar Ivanios College for 3 years; Member, Managing Council, Malankara Syrian Catholic Colleges for the last 21 years; Member, Board of Studies, Academic Council and Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Kerala; Piloted this institution to the 21st century, bringing many laurels home, such as the Status of a “College with Potential for Excellence” conferred on the College by the UGC, the ‘A’ Grade awarded after being Re-accredited by NAAC and led the College towards the conferment of Autonomy. Social Service: Director, Archbishop Mar Gregorios Samooha Vivaha Padhathi, Archdiocese of Trivandrum. Arranged financial assistance for the marriage of 750 poor girls irrespective of caste and creed and helped them to set up a family of their own; President, Karunya Charitable Society; Director, Mar Ivanios Renewal Centre; Director, Karunya Councelling Centre; Director, Mar Ivanios Institute of Advanced Studies.
Priestly Service: Served as Parish Priest in 16 mission parishes under the Archiepiscopal Eparchy of Trivandrum from 1978; Presently Parish Priest at St.Paul’s Malankara Syrian Catholic Church Kuttiyani, where he had been serving for the past 26 years; Awards and Recognitions: Won State Award for the best Social Worker instituted by P.N.Panicker Foundation in 1996; International Conferences Attended: Seminar on Higher Education and Globalization – ‘Hopes and Challenges’. International Federation of Catholic Universities. Rome, December 2002; Conference on IT and Biotechnology. International Federation of Catholic Universities. Uganda, July 2003; Meeting of the All Kerala Colleges Alumni Fedearation (AKCAF). Dubai, September 2003; Countries visited: U.A.E. (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras-Al-Khaima, Alain, Korphukhan), Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Uganda.