Bangalore 9 December, 2020 (CCBI): Most Rev. Sebastian Kallupura (67), currently the Coadjutor Archbishop of Patna succeeds as the Metropolitan Archbishop, as His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Most Rev. William D’Souza S.J., (74) from the pastoral governance of Patna Archdiocese. This ecclesiastical provision was made public on Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 at 4.30pm.
Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura, was born on 14 July, 1952 at Teekoy, in the Diocese of Palai, Kerala. In 1971 he joined the minor seminary in Palai for Patna diocese, and was ordained priest on 14 May, 1984. He holds a bachelor of education from Bombay University. He served the Archdiocese of Patna as parish priest in various parishes from 1984 to 1999, as assistant treasurer 2000-2002, director of the Archdiocesan social apostolate 2008-2009 and director of the Bihar Social Forum in 2009.
He was elected Bishop of Buxar on 7 April, 2009 and ordained on 21 June, 2009. Pope Francis appointed him as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Patna on 29 June 2018. He is currently the Chairman of the CCBI Commission for Family and Caritas India.
Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara
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