Bangalore 31 October 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis on Monday 31 October 2016 appointed Bishop Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil (64) the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants as the Archbishop of Verapoly, Kerala, India. This provision was made publicRead More →
Bangalore 18 October 2016: Pope Francis on Tuesday 18 October 2016 appointed Fr. Thomas Thennatt (63) of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the new Bishop to the Diocese of Gwalior in India. The Bishop elect is now Parish Priest of St. Pius Church, Mankapur,Read More →
Bangalore 18 October 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Excellency Most Rev. Joseph Kaithathara (77) from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Gwalior, according to Canon Law 401 § 1. This provision was made public in Rome on Tuesday,Read More →
Bangalore 15 October 2016: Pope Francis on Saturday 15 October 2016 appointed a bishop to the Diocese of Jowai in north-east India’s Meghalaya state. He transferred Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Nongstoin to Jowai, both suffragans of Shillong Archdiocese. Most Rev. Victor Lyngdoh was born onRead More →
Bangalore 15 October 2016: Pope Francis has appointed His Grace Most Rev. Dominic Jala, S.D.B., Archbishop of Shillong, as Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of the Diocese of Nongstoin. This ecclesiastical provision was made public in Rome on Saturday 15 OctoberRead More →