The Diocese of Cochin came
into existence on 4th Feb. 1557 having the jurisdiction
extending from Canannore to Cape Comorin and Ceylon on the
west Coast and the entire India East coast including
Burma. The first bishop of Cochin was Dom George Temudo
(1557-1567) He ruled the Diocese efficiently, settled many
disputes and acted as a peace maker. During the time of
Dom Temudo he could enlist excellent cooperation and
support of Raja of Cochin in order to sail smoothly along
with establishment of institutions. Following him the
other Bishops of Cochin were establishing many social,
educational and humanitarian projects together with the
spiritual care of the people. Accordingly the educational
institutions were started in various parts of the Diocese
in connection with the parishes. All these schools were
independently managed by the parish as single management.
Bishop Joseph Kureethara, the 33rd Bishop of Cochin after
taking charge his office as bishop of Cochin on 21st
December 1975, started to form a Corporate Educational
Agency for the Diocese of Cochin as per the Kerala
Educational Acts & Rules. After many discussions the
Diocesan Senate has decided to form a Corporate
Educational Agency for the Diocese. Then on 1979 April
11th Bishop Joseph Kureethara send an application to DPI
for the approval and the DPI by order no.
K.Dis.10370/81/42 dated 5/7/81 approved CEA. The Corporate
Educational Agency started functioning from 1st April 1981
onwards as the Bishop of Cochin being the General Manger
and then entrusted his power to various priests of the
Diocese as his Power of Attorney holder. The first
Corporate Manager was Msgr. Paul Kattissery, he was
followed by Fr. Francis Fernandez from 15-11-1983 onwards;
he was followed by Fr. Josey Kandanattuthara from
29-1-2001 onwards. He was followed by Fr. Thomas Parathara
from 29-01-2006 onwards. He was followed by Fr. Francis
Kurisumkal from 03/01/2009 onwards, followed by Fr. Joppy
Koottumkal from 30/01/2016 onwards and Rev. Fr. Antony Anchuthaikal took charge of the office from 24th June 2022 onwards. Now the CEA has
4 higher secondary schools and 8 high schools and 2 Upper
Primary Schools and 15 Lower Primary Schools.
