Bangalore, June 4, 2024 (CCBI): Adv. Roshan Melwyn Lobo from the diocese of Mangalore has been elected as Secretary General of the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS), a global Catholic action movement recognised by the Holy See and the United Nations. He will operate from IYCS headquarters in Paris.
He was elected as the Secretary General in the 17th IYCS World Council, held from May 16 to 26, 2024, in Jordan. Mr. John Siddam of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad (1984–1986) and Mr. Manoj Mathew of the Archdiocese of Calcutta (2003–2007) were also served as the International Secretary General of IYCS.
Roshan, born on January 28, 1998, holds a B.Com. from St. Aloysius College, an LL.B. from St. Joseph’s College of Law, an MBA in International Business from Pondicherry Central University, and an LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law from Christ University, Bangalore. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bangalore.
He has extensive involvement in the Catholic youth movement, including roles such as President of the Diocesan Executive Committee (DEXCO) of the Young Students’ Movement, Member of the National Executive Committee of YCS/YSM India, Editor of the National YCS YSM Newsletter ‘The Search”, and representing India in international forums like World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, and the World Youth Parliament 2017 in Beijing, China.
By Gangula Vignan Das