Bishop Bosco Puthur was born to Antony and Kunjilakutty on 28 May 1946 and was baptized on 5 June 1946 in Parappur. Ouseph, Lona, George (Late), Sr. Leo, Sr. Romula, Porinchu (Late), are his brothers and sisters. After his primary education at St. John's School Parappur, he joined Minor Seminary, Thope on 19 June 1962. He started his study of philosophy in St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye in 1964. In the year 1965, he was sent to the Propoganda Fide College in Rome for his study of Philosophy and theology. He was ordained for the diocese of Trichur, in Rome by Agnello Cardinal Rossi on 27 March 1971. After ordination to the priesthood, he continued his studies of Dogmatic theology in Catholic University of Leuven. On the completion of his higher studies with his Doctoral Dissertation on "From the principle of Hope to the Theology of Hope", he served as Asst. Vicar, Ollur (1976), Fr. Prefect, Minor Seminary (1976), Professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary Aluva (1977-1992), Rector, Minor Seminary (1992-95), Proto-syncellus of the Archdiocese (1995-1999); Cathedral Vicar (1999), Executive Director of Liturgical Research Center, Mt. St. Thomas, Kakkanad (1999-2005). When he was nominated the first Curial Bishop of Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Curia, he was working as the Rector of Mangalapuzha SeminaryAlwaye (2005-2010). He was appointed as Curial Bishop and Titular Bishop of Foraziana on 18 January 2010 and was ordained on 13 February 2010. On 11 January 2014, he was appointed as the first Bishop of the newly erected Syro-Malabar Eparchy of the St. Thomas The Apostle of Melbourne & Apostolic Visitor of New Zealand.