<p>An Anglican priest who was brought up in a leprosy hospital in Bengaluru, where his mother was a nurse at the hospital, will be the next Bishop of Loughborough in the UK.</p>.<p>Reverend Malayil Lukose Varghese Muthalaly, 42, who will be consecrated a Bishop in January 2022, will be the youngest Bishop of the Church of England. A 10, Downing Street announcement on November 12 stated that Queen Elizabeth II has approved his appointment.</p>.<p>Known as Saju among friends and family, Rev Muthalaly is currently the Vicar of St Mark's, Gillingham in the diocese of Rochester in England.</p>.<p>Ordained in the Church of England in 2008, he has served at St. Marks for six years after curacies in the dioceses of Blackburn and Carlisle.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>IANS</em>, Rev Muthalaly said: It is an honour and joy to be invited to become the next Bishop of Loughborough and I am looking forward to getting to know the people of Leicestershire."</p>.<p>"My priorities in ministry are profoundly relational. If I have felt anointed anything, it is informing friendships, gathering God's people, and creating hospitable and loving spaces in which people can grow in faith, hope, justice, and love."</p>.<p>The Bishop-designee also said: "I have a deep desire for the flourishing of all people particularly the poor, those at the margins of our world."</p>.<p>He said that poor people are not just poor people but mothers, artists, gifted leaders, and friends who are passionate about the environment.</p>.<p>The Bishop-designee was brought up in a Syrian Orthodox Church in Kerala that traces its root to St Thomas the Apostle who is believed to have brought the gospel to the region in the first century.</p>.<p>He studied at the Southern Asia Bible college in Bengaluru and trained for the ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.</p>.<p>An avid cricketer, he is currently the captain of the Rochester and Canterbury diocesan cricket team. Married to Katy, he has four children.</p>
<p>An Anglican priest who was brought up in a leprosy hospital in Bengaluru, where his mother was a nurse at the hospital, will be the next Bishop of Loughborough in the UK.</p>.<p>Reverend Malayil Lukose Varghese Muthalaly, 42, who will be consecrated a Bishop in January 2022, will be the youngest Bishop of the Church of England. A 10, Downing Street announcement on November 12 stated that Queen Elizabeth II has approved his appointment.</p>.<p>Known as Saju among friends and family, Rev Muthalaly is currently the Vicar of St Mark's, Gillingham in the diocese of Rochester in England.</p>.<p>Ordained in the Church of England in 2008, he has served at St. Marks for six years after curacies in the dioceses of Blackburn and Carlisle.</p>.<p>Speaking to <em>IANS</em>, Rev Muthalaly said: It is an honour and joy to be invited to become the next Bishop of Loughborough and I am looking forward to getting to know the people of Leicestershire."</p>.<p>"My priorities in ministry are profoundly relational. If I have felt anointed anything, it is informing friendships, gathering God's people, and creating hospitable and loving spaces in which people can grow in faith, hope, justice, and love."</p>.<p>The Bishop-designee also said: "I have a deep desire for the flourishing of all people particularly the poor, those at the margins of our world."</p>.<p>He said that poor people are not just poor people but mothers, artists, gifted leaders, and friends who are passionate about the environment.</p>.<p>The Bishop-designee was brought up in a Syrian Orthodox Church in Kerala that traces its root to St Thomas the Apostle who is believed to have brought the gospel to the region in the first century.</p>.<p>He studied at the Southern Asia Bible college in Bengaluru and trained for the ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.</p>.<p>An avid cricketer, he is currently the captain of the Rochester and Canterbury diocesan cricket team. Married to Katy, he has four children.</p>