Bangalore 6 April 2024 (CCBI) His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Simião Purificação Fernandes (57), of the clergy of Goa and Daman Archdiocese, presently Director of St. Pius X Pastoral Institute as the Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman. This appointment was made publicRead More →
Bangalore 4 April 2024 (CCBI): Rev. Dr. Gilbert De Lima (68), the new Executive Secretary to the CCBI Commission for Theology and Doctrine, is appointed as the Rector of St. Pius X Major Seminary, Mumbai. He will take charge on 1 June 2024. Fr. GilbertRead More →
Kottayam, March 27, 2024 (CCBI): Mount Carmel Church in Munnar, which belongs to the diocese of Vijayapuram, Kerala, is elevated to the status of a Minor Basilica. Most Rev. Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram, announced on Wednesday, March 27, 2026, that he received a decreeRead More →
Bangalore, March 6, 2024 (CCBI): The CCBI concluded its strategic planning process with a gathering of 67 stakeholders, including the Secretaries of the CCBI Commissions, Directors of the Departments, and Coordinators of the Apostolates, at St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore from March 4 to 6,Read More →
Bangalore 2 March 2024 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Joseph Kariyil (75) from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Cochin on March 2, 2024. He was the Bishop of Punalur from 2005 to 2011 before assuming theRead More →