Rev. Fr. John Kunnathusseril has been in the ministry as a priest for the last 26 years. Born in 1948 in Parampuzha near Kottayam, he completed a part of his education in India. After completing his Master’s Degree in English Literature, he came to the U.S.A. in 1975. He then received a Master’s Degree in Theology from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1979. During the final year of the program, he simultaneously completed an internship program in hospital chaplaincy and hospital ministry. Afterwards, he joined a residency program in counseling and within 2 years of academics, training and practice, mastered counseling proficiency. He is a certified Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with the State of Texas. He is also a Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).

His wife, Ann Kunnathusseril RN, BSN, CWOCN is an experienced Trauma/Surgical ICU nurse presently working at Parkland Hospital as a consultant in an advanced practice setting as an ET Nurse clinician.

He has two children. His older son, Ashok (Joseph John Kunnathusseril) graduated from Southern Methodist University and currently works as a consultant at Analysis Group, a private litigation consulting firm. His younger daughter, Asha (Janie Ann Kunnathusseril) graduated in Political Science from Texas A&M .