George Kavukatt was born on 4 march 1950 at Kadanad, in the Palai diocese.
His parents were Joseph and Mary of Kavukatt family and he was baptised by Rev Fr Thomas Paremmakal.
He had the primary education at St George’s Primary School, Geovalley, Pala and Secondary at St. Augustine’s School, Kadnad. He passed SSLC in 1968.
He then chose to become a missionary priest and with that intention joined at St Joseph’s Mission home in 1968. However a year later in 1969 he joined MST to become a missionary for the Syro Malabar Church. He completed the minor seminary course at Good Shepherd seminary, Pala and joined for Philosophy course at St Thomas Apostolic seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam. After an year of regency at Barnagar and Nagda in Ujjain Diocese, he reached back to Vadvathoor to fulfill his theological studies.
He was ordained priest on 1st March, 1978.
Appoinments
1978 Vocation Director of MST for three months
1978 August procurator and spiritual father at Vikas Maithri Kotra
1979 Started Mana Mission
1984 June Leader for the pastoral work in Pune for SM church under Bp Valerian De Sousa of Pune
1990 May 1st – First RD of Sangli Mission
1993 Got Releived as RD
1993 August – Parish priest St Mary’s Church, Nazik for Kalyan Dio
1995 to 2009 Special Ministry for the Adivasis at Asangaon, Thane, Mumbai
2009 Asst priest in charge Jeevdan, Zarap
2010 Promoting work at Teresa welfare centre, Oras
