His Excellency Mar Gregory Karotemprel Bishop
Bishop Emeritus of Rajkot
Mar Gregory Karotemprel performing the Crowning ceremony during a Syro-Malabar wedding
Diocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot
See	Rajkot
Predecessor	Mar Yonas Thaliath
Successor	Mar Jose Chittooparambil
Orders
Ordination	17 May 1963
Consecration	24 April 1983
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1933-05-06) 6 May 1933 (age 90)[1] Chemmalamattom, Kottayam district, Kerala
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Saint Thomas Christian
Residence	Bishop's House, Rajkot

Mar Gregory Karotemprel (born 1933) is an East Syriac Catholic bishop and theologian.^[2] He is Bishop Emeritus of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot.

Life

Mar Gregory Karotemprel was born on 6 May 1933 at Chemmalamattam in Kottayam district. He joined the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate congregation and made his first profession on 8 December 1955 at Mannanam. He did his philosophical and theological studies at Dharmaram Vidya Kshethram, Bangalore. He was ordained priest on 17 May 1963. He was elected as the Provincial of the S.H. Province of the CMI congregation in 1978. While serving as the Provincial, he was appointed as the bishop of Rajkot.^[3] His consecration and installation as bishop took place on 24 April 1983.^{[citation needed]}