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 →
Chennai: Most Rev. Dr. Filipe Neri Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman was elected as the new President of the CCBI by the 31st Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of India, at Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipurm, Chennai, Tamilnadu. He will replace His EminenceRead More →
Bangalore 11 January, 2019 (CCBI): Most Rev. Charles Soreng S.J., (84), Bishop Emeritus of Hazaribag, Jharkhand, passed away on Friday, 11 January, 2019 at 8.40 am at Seva Nilaya Health Centre, Ranchi. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, 15 January, 2019 at the TransfigurationRead More →
Bangalore 6 January, 2019 (CCBI) His Holiness, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Excellency Most Rev. Aleixo Das Neves Dias, (74) SFX as Bishop of Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), on Sunday, 6 January 2019. He was born on 5 August 1944Read More →
Bangalore 2 January, 2019 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Prakash Mallavarapu (69) Archbishop of Visakhapatnam as the Apostolic Administrator Sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh on 2 January, 2019. Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu wasRead More →