Bangalore 16 July 2019 (CCBI):His Holiness, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Vijaya Kumar Rayarala (50), the Regional Superior of the P.I.M.E. as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, 16 July, 2019. Fr. Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E., was born inRead More →
Bangalore 20 June 2019 (CCBI): Most Rev. Telesphore Bilung, SVD (53), Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi is appointed as the Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Bishop Bilung was born on 15 April 1961 in a villageRead More →
Bangalore 4 June, 2019 (CCBI) His Excellency Most Rev. Geevarghese Mar Timotheos Chundevalel (91) Bishop Emeritus of Thiruvalla Archdiocese, passed away on Tuesday 4 June, 2019 at 3.15 am at Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Funeral will be held on Thursday, 6 June, 2019 atRead More →
Bangalore 31 May, 2019 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Joseph Thykkattil (67) of the Clergy of Agra Archdiocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Gwalior. This provision was made public in Rome on Friday, 31 May, 2019. Rev. Fr. Joseph Thykkattil wasRead More →
Bangalore 14 March, 2019 (CCBI): Fr. Gilbert Aranha (55) the Executive Secretary to the CCBI Commission for Ecumenism is appointed as the Executive Secretary to the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA) of Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC). Fr Gilbert is a priestRead More →