Joseph Parecattil was born in Kidangoor, Kerala, and studied at the minor seminary of Ernakulam and the major seminary of Kandy, from where he obtained a doctorate in theology (with a dissertation entitled: "Augustine vs. Pelagius on Grace").
Joseph Parecattil, a theologian from Kerala, received his doctorate in theology from the minor seminary of Ernakulam and the major seminary of Kandy. His doctoral thesis focused on Augustine versus Pelagius on grace.