Mons Kurian Arakkal is a Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Balasore, Odisha, India. He did his theological studies in Vinjananilayam, institute of Philosophy and Theology in Eluru, India. He was ordained a priest on 24th November 2004. He did his Licentiate in Canon Law in St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bangalore, India and completed his doctoral studies in Canon law in Ludwig Maximilians University Munich.