Kochi 22 July 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Joseph Kodakallil, of the clergy of Satna, presently Vicar General, as the new Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. This ecclesiastical provision was made public in Rome on Wednesday, 22Read More →
Bangalore 18 July 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis on Saturday 18 July 2015 appointed Rev. Fr. Basil Bhuriya, SVD, parish priest and member of the Provincial Council of the Fathers of The Society of Divine Word, as bishop of the diocese of Jhabua in theRead More →
Bangalore, 12 June 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis appointed His Excellency Rt. Rev. Thomas Ignatius Macwan, till now Bishop of Ahmedabad, as the new Archbishop of Gandhinagar. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Grace Most Rev. Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., from the pastoral careRead More →
30 May 2015, Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Eugene Joseph, of the clergy of Varanasi as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Varanasi. This provision was made public in Rome on Saturday 30 May, 2015, at noon local time, corresponding toRead More →
Pala, 27 May 2015: Peter Celestine Elampassery OFM cap. Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar diocese passed away on Wednesday 27 May 2015 at 4.30am at Assisi Ashram, Bharananganam, Pala, Kerala after prolonged illness and massive heart attack. He was 77. The funeral will be atRead More →