Fr. Jose (pronounced joes) was born in 1953 in Karoor, India.
He entered the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarians) at Holy Trinity Monastery in Pikesville, Maryland in July 1973. He studied at Towson State University and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. Fr. Jose professed his final vows in Rome on March 25, 1980 and was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 1981 in Karoor, India.
Before coming to St. Lawrence Martyr, he served in parish ministry in Toronto, Canada and Kuriachira, India. He has also served in the Order in various capacities, including as the Minister General of the entire Trinitarian Order worldwide from 2007-2019.
Fr. Jose speaks English, Malayalam, Spanish, Italian, and French.