Vatican 23 May 2016: Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed His Grace Most Rev. Stanislaus Fernandes, SJ, Archbishop Emeritus of Gandhinagar, Apostolic Administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Baroda, due to the reasons of health of His Excellency MostRead More →
Dindigul 11 April 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis on Monday 11 April 2016 appointed Fr. Thomas Paulsamy as the new bishop of Dindigul, in Tamil Nadu state, making it a suffragan of Madurai Metropolitan Archdiocese. The see of Dindigul has been vacant since the transferRead More →
Bhubaneswar 11 April 2016: Pope Francis on Monday 11 April 2016 erected a new diocese Rayagada in Odisha and appointed former Vincentian novice master Fr. Aplinar Senapati as its first Bishop. Rayagada was carved out Berhampur diocese in western Odisha. It is the 132 LatinRead More →
CCBI Laity Commission Secretary Rev. Dr. Joseph Coracao De Jesus Dias, SVD (58) from the India East Province (Odisha) of Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) passed away on Saturday 26 March 2016 after a massive heart attack. The funeral will be conducted on Thursday 31 MarchRead More →
To: All Member Bishops Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India Your Eminence / Grace / Excellency, On the first Maundy Thursday service after his election as Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis washed the feet of several inmates at one of Rome’s prisons. There wasRead More →