Bangalore 12 November, 2020 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Raphy ManjaIy (62), currently Bishop of Allahabad, as Archbishop of Agra and accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Albert D’Souza (75) from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Agra. This provision was made public on Thursday, 12th November, 2020.
Bishop Raphy Manjaly was born on 7th February, 1958, at Vendore, in Kerala. He joined St. Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra and then studied at St. Joseph’s Regional Major Seminary, Allahabad. He was ordained priest on 11 May, 1983. At the ae of 49 he was ordained as the third Bishop of Varanasi on 30 Arpil 2007. He was transferred to Allahabad on 17 October, 2013 and installed Bishop of Allahabad on 3 December, 2013.
He has served in the following ministries: 1983-1984: Etah Mission, Agra Diocese; 1984-1990: Rector, St. Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra; 1986-1987: Vice Principal, St. Peter’s College, Agra; 1990-1996: Studies (Angelicum University, Rome); 1996-1997: Principal, St. Dominic School, Mathura; 1997-1998: Professor, St. Joseph Regional Major Seminary, Allahabad;1998-1999: Vice-Rector, St. Joseph Regional Major Seminary, Allahabad; 1999-2005: Rector, St. Joseph Regional Major Seminary, Allahabad; 2005-2007: Parish Priest Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Archdiocese of Agra; & Director of Diocesan Pastoral Centre; 2007-2013: Bishop of Varanasi;
2007: Chairman, Regional Commission for Proclamation; 2014: Chairman, Catholic Hindi Sahitya Samiti; 2015: Chairman, CCBI Commission for Proclamation; 2017: Chairman, Pontifical Mission Organization (PMO); 2018: Member, CBCI Office for Dialogue and Desk for Ecumenism; 2020-: Member, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID). He is a priest for 37 years and a Bishop for 13 years.
Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara
Deputy Secretary General, CCBI