Father Babu Thelappilly, born and brought up in India, was raised in the Syro-Malabar Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. His Parents, Thomas Thelappilly and Annam Thomas, along with their other five children, gave him a very good education and exemplarily catholic formation. After completing his Masters in Social Work (MSW) and Masters in Psychology from Loyola College, Madras, he worked seven years at Amala Medical College in Trichur and two years at Government General Hospital in Cochin. Graduating in Law from Maharajas Law College, Ernamkulam, he served at Trichur Government Medical College for two years. He then decided to enter the seminary to study for the priesthood.
Fr. Babu arrived in the United States on October 2, 2001. He took his vows of poverty, chastity and obedience on June 29, 2003 and made his solemn final profession as a member of the Vocationist Fathers in 2006. He completed his Masters in Divinity (M. div.) at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey in 2006 and was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark by His Grace John Joseph Myers, Archbishop of Newark. He is the fifth member of his family to be ordained to the priesthood. His family is also blessed with several Consecrated Religious Sisters.
Fr. Babu Served at St. Nicholas Parish, Palisades Park, in New Jersey for five and half years as Parochial Vicar and Director of Religious Education (DRE). He also served as Spiritual Director for the Holy Rosary Society and the Legion of Mary. He then moved to St. Michael’s Parish, Newark for two years as parochial Vicar and Vice Rector. He was Novice Master, Vocation Director and Vice Rector in the formation house of the Vocationist Fathers located at Florham Park, New Jersey, before accepting a new assignment with the Paterson Diocese as Parochial Vicar at St. Peter the Apostle Church, Parsippany on February 2, 2013. He also served Bishop Edgar da Cunha, Bishop of Fall River Catholic Diocese in Massachusetts, as a Master of ceremonies from February 2005 to September 24th 2014 while he was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Newark Archdiocese in New Jersey. My Present Address: St. Peter the Apostle Church, 179 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054.
Phone: 201 546 2151 (Cell), Email:  babuthelappilly@yahoo.com