Bangalore 2 March, 2019: Fr. Michael Ani (65) was elected as the President of the Conference of Diocesan Priests of India (CDPI). The election was held during seventieth national meeting of the CDPI held at Gianodaya, Pastoral Centre, Jalandhar, from 26 February to 1 March,Read More →
XXXI PLENARY ASSEMBLY THEME: ‘THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL’ January 7 – 14, 2019 Joe Animation Centre, Chingleput, Tamil Nadu A MESSAGE Introduction We, 133 bishops of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), assembled at the Joe Animation Centre, Chingleput, Tamil Nadu, fromRead More →
Bangalore 18 January, 2019 (CCBI): Rev. Sr. Lidwin Fernandes (42), belongs to the North Province of Ursuline Franciscan Sisters (UFS) is appointed as the Executive Secretary for the CCBI Commission for Women. Sr. Lidwin was born on 18 July, 1977, Mangalore, Karnataka. She joined theRead More →
Bangalore 17 January, 2019 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Stephen Antony Pillai (67), of the clergy of Vellore, Tamilnadu, until now Director of the Diocesan Retreat Centre and Professor at St. Paul’s Seminary, Tiruchirapalli, as the new Bishop of Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. PopeRead More →
All India Press Release Ref: DS/293/2019 14 January, 2019 Chennai: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) established two new Commissions, for Ecology and Small Christian Communities (SCC). The members of the 31st Plenary Assembly of the CCBI held from 7 to 14 JanuaryRead More →