Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts

About

Vision and Mission Statement for the Commission

Vision provides a guide, a blueprint giving direction to one’s efforts. The member bishops and the consulters prepared the following Vision and Mission Statement for the Canon Law Commission:

Vision

To Establish the Kingdom of God and to ensure the salvation of the souls by promoting the values of love, truth, justice, peace, harmony, communion and participation based on the laws of the Church.To bring the Canon Law to lay faithful and to promote a participatory Church mirroring the synodal thinking.

Mission

The Commission for Canon Law and Legislative Texts by its planning and the formative and executive programme will reinforce and implement these Vision Statements by forming, strengthening and sustaining the effective administrative and pastoral structures in the local Church according to the mind of Christ and the Church. Thus, it will promote a healthy and participatory Church, reflecting the Kingdom of God.

Office Bearers

Chairman

Most Rev. Antonysamy Savarimuthu

Bishop of Palayamkottai

Catholic Bishop’s House, John Paul Nagar

Maharaja Nagar, Tirunelveli – 627 011Tamil Nadu, India

Phone: 0462-2522114

Email: bishop@palayamkottaidiocese.org

Executive Secretary

Rev. Dr. Merlin Rengith Ambrose

Professor of Canon Law, St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary

8th Main, 18th Cross, Malleswaram West Post

Bangalore- 560 055Karnataka, India

Phone: +91-9884668927

Email: canonlaw@ccbi.in

Member

Most Rev. Dominic Savio Fernandes

Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay

Archbishop’s House, 21-Nathalal Parekh Marg

Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India

Phone: 9820692512

Email: bp.savio@archdiocesebombay.org

Member

Most Rev. Jose Chirackal

Auxiliary Bishop of Tura

Bishop’s House, Post Box No. 10

Tura, West Garo Hills – 794 001

Meghalaya, India

Phone: 70050 54095

Email: jchirackal@gmail.com

Former Office Bearers

Former Chairmen

1. His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Bombay: 1998 – 2006

2. Most Rev. Anthony Anandarayar, Pondicherry: 2006 – 2015

3. Most Rev. George Antonysamy, Madras-Mylapore: 2015-2019

4. Most Rev. Derek Fernandes, Karwar: 2019-2023

5. Most Rev. Antonysamy Savarimuthu, Palayamkottai : 2023-

Former Executive Secretaries

1. Msgr. Joseph Chinnayyan: 1988-2003

2. Fr. Dominic Savio Fernandes: 2003-2005

3. Fr. Peter Thumma: 2006-2010

4. Fr. Arulselvam Rayappan: 2010-2018

5. Fr. Irudaya Raj S. 2018-2022

6. Fr. Merlin Rengith Ambrose-2022-