Bangalore 19 November 2022 (CCBI): Bishop Mar Simon Stock Palathra, (87) CMI, Bishop Emeritus, Syro Malabar Diocese of Jagdalpur, in Chhattisgarh, passed away on Saturday 19 November, 2022 morning at 1.30 am, MPM Hospital, Jagdalpur. The funeral will take place on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 2 pm at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Jagdalpur.
Bishop Simon Stock was born on 11 October 1935, in Changanacherry, Kerala. He was ordained a priest on 1 December 1964 and appointed Bishop of Jagdalpur diocese on 16 December 1992. He was ordained Bishop on 19 March 1993. He was the diocesan procurator before his appointment as the diocesan prelate. He was retired from the active episcopal ministry after completing 75 years of age in 2013. He is a priest for 57 years and a bishop for 29 years.
Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara
Deputy Secretary General, CCBI