Cochin 12 January 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Jose Pulickal as the first auxiliary bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Kanjirapally in Kerala. At present, he is Syncellus of the eparchy of Kanjirapally. The Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church assembled atRead More →
Bangalore 19 December 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Joseph Raja Rao Thelagathoti (63), the Bangalore Provincial Superior of the Montfort Missionaries (SMM), is the new bishop of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This provision was made public in Rome on Saturday19 DecemberRead More →
Kathmandu 8 December 2015: Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma S.J. (78), Emeritus Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal passed away peacefully on Tuesday 8 December 2015 at 11:40 p.m. at St. Xavier’s Father Jesuit Residence, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu. He had been in declining health afterRead More →
Mumbai 2 October 2015: Bombay archdiocese’s retired Auxiliary Bishop Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca passed away on Friday 2 October 2015. Bishop Ferdinand was fondly known as Bishop Ferdie. He was born to Jose and Julia Fonseca, Goan settlers in Umerkhadi, Mumbai, in 1925. He completed hisRead More →
Kochi: 26 August 2015: Rev. Fr. Antony Kariyil, CMI, till now Director of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, as the new Bishop of the Eparchy of Mandya, in Karnataka. This provision was made public in Rome on Wednesday 26 August 2015 at noonRead More →