His Excellency Mathew Cheriankunnel
Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Catholic Diocese of Kurnool
Installed	18 January 1988
Term ended	16 July 1991
Predecessor	Joseph Rajappa
Successor	Abraham Aruliah Somavarapa
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nalgonda (1976–1986)
Orders
Ordination	28 April 1962
Consecration	3 May 1977 by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Rank	Parents: George and Aley
Personal details
Born	(1930-09-23)23 September 1930 Kadayanickadu, British Raj
Died	22 March 2022(2022-03-22) (aged 91) Eluru, India

Mathew Cheriankunnel (23 September 1930 – 30 March 2022) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool.

Born on 23 September 1930 in Kadayanickadu, British Raj, he was ordained priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions on 28 April 1962. He was appointed the first bishop of Nalgonda on 31 May 1976, and received his episcopal consecration on 3 May 1977, from Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Catholic Diocese of Kurnool on 22 December 1986, succeeding on 18 January 1988. He left the diocese government on 16 July 1991. Cheriankunnel died on 30 March 2022, at the age of 91.^[1][2]

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