Rev. Fr. Renny Abraham Kattel

ASSIGNMENTS

ROCKLAND, NY  (2012 June 10 – 2015 December 20)

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the director of Knanaya Catholic Mission, Rockalnd from June 10, 2012. Fr. James Ponganayil was the former director.

Fr. Renny Kattel served the mission until Fr. Jose Adoppillil was appointed as the director from December 20, 2015.

WESTCHESTER AND BRONX (2012 June 10 – 2015 December 20)

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the director of St. Joseph Knanaya Catholic Mission of Westchester and Bronx on June 10, 2012. Fr. James Ponganayil was the former director.

Fr. Renny Kattel served the mission until Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Jose Adoppillil as the director from December 20, 2015.

CONNECTICUT  (2012 June 10 – 2015 December 19)

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the director of Holy Family Knanaya Catholic Mission, Connecticut from June 10, 2012. Fr. James Ponganayil was the former director. Fr. Renny Kattel served the mission until Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Jose Adoppillil as the director from December 22, 2015.

CARTERET, NJ  (2015 December 22- 2020 August 17)

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the director of Knanaya Catholic Mission, New Jersey from December 22, 2015. Fr. Jose Tharackal was the former director.

Under the leadership of Fr. Renny Kattel, the mission bought a church from the Catholic Diocese of Metuchen in the city of Carteret, New Jersey in 2018. Mar Jacob Angadiath, along with Archbishop Mar Mathew Moolakkatt and Mar Joy Alappatt, blessed the church and elevated the mission as parish with the name Christ the King Knanaya Catholic Parish of Carteret with Fr. Renny Kattel as the first pastor of the parish.

Fr. Renny Kattel served the parish until Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Bins Chethalil as the pastor from August 18, 2020.

PHILADELPHIA (2015 December 20 – 2020 August 17)

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the director of St. John Neumann Knanaya Catholic Mission of Philadelphia from December 20, 2015. Fr. Mathew Manakkatt was the former director.

Fr. Renny Kattel served the mission until Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Bins Chethalil was the mission director from August 18, 2020.

DALLAS  (2018 August 18 – 2022 January 14 )

Mar Jacob Angadiath appointed Fr. Renny Kattel as the pastor of Christ the King Knanaya Catholic Church, Dallas on August 18, 2018. Fr. Jose Chirappurath was the former pastor. Bishop Angadiath relived him from Dallas on January 14, 2022. Fr. Abraham Kalarickal is his successor in Dallas.