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Youth
About
1. Introduction
CCBI Youth Commission is the chief organ of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India that inspires and animates the youth apostolate of the Latin Church towards a deeper Christian awareness and commitment through faith formation. It aims to achieve its objective by working in close collaboration with the Regional Youth Commissions, Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) and other various Catholic Youth Movements in India.
The Scope and the key areas of the work of the Commission for Youth (CCBI) will be the promotion and encouragement of Catholic youth in their understanding of Christian Faith and Vocation, and their personal commitment to Catholic values. In particular, The Commission focuses on the holistic growth of the Catholic youth and on their ensuing commitment towards the Church and the larger society in India.
The Youth Commission was officially set up by the Executive Committee of CCBI on April 22, 2008. However for number of reasons, the commission was unable to set itself in motion. With the appointment of a full time executive secretary, Fr. Elias ofm, effective from the 3 July 2012, and with the guidance of its chairman in Bishop Henry D’Souza, the member bishops Vincent Samuel and Cyprian Monis, the commission has been able to achieve most of its objectives stipulated for the Year 2013-2014. The CCBI Youth Commission has persuasively guided the youth of India with the principles of Christian charity, with the significant support of the Regional Youth Commissions and the various Youth Movements in India, in a spirit of collaboration, cooperation and complementarily. We hereby bring before you the work of the commission; the tasks accomplished FY 2013-14 and the work of the commission in pipe line FY 2015.
2. Vision and Mission
Three fold point of importance for the Commission: (1) That the Commission helps the youth to discover that Jesus is their Way, their Truth and their Life. (2) That the Commission enables the young people to discover their faith and thus secularize the world (transform the world by being the agents of Change). (3) That the Commission enables the youth to discover their true Catholic identity, thus become best humans like Jesus.
3. Vision
CCBI Youth Commission strives to animate the young people of India to be transforming leaders firmly founded on Catholic faith.
4. Mission
CCBI Youth Commission achieves its vision through an effective mission ‘PLAN’P – Providing resources in faith related issuesL – leading and accompanying the youth to be agents of change for a new societyA – animating and coordinating the Word of the Catholic Youth Commissions/Organizations/MovementsN – nurturing and encouraging the development of comprehensive youth ministry at all levels – from grassroots to the national
5. Objectives
To make young people true Disciples of Christ – declaring and living one’s catholic identityTo participate in the Life of the Church – enriched by the Word of GOD and SacramentsTo transform young people into Christian Leaders building a new societyTo empower ‘youth to youth’ out-reach initiativesTo foster a culture of Excellence that leads to Holistic Success – Individual and Collective
Office Bearers
Chairman
Most Rev. Ignatius D’Souza
Bishop of BareillyBishop’s House, 63,
Cantt.Bareilly – 243 001; Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91-581-2510598, 2423115
Email: iggysouza@gmail.com
Executive Secretary
Rev. Fr. Chetan Machado
CCBI Secretariat for Youth,
Bethania, A-2, Central Green, NH-5
Faridabad-121001, Delhi, India
Phone: +91-129-2416315, 09891792505
Mobile : 9891792505
Email : youth@ccbi.in
Associate Executive Secretary
Fr John Barman, M.S.F.S
MSFS Provincialate, Udayan Vihar
Narengi, Satgaon, Guwahati
Kamrup Metro – 781171, Assam, India
Mobile: 9954706597
Email: asyouth@ccbi.in
Member
Most Rev. Polimera Jaya Rao
Bishop of Eluru
Bishop’s House, Xavier Nagar, Eluru – 534 007
West Godavari Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: 08812-230707
Email: bpeluru@gmail.com
Member
Most Rev. Christudas Rajappan
Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum
Latin Archbishop’s House
Vellayambalam, P.B. No. 805
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 003, Kerala, India
Phone: 0471-2724001
E-mail: auxbishop@archtvm.in
Former Office Bearers
Former Chairmen
1. Most Rev. Cyprian Monis, Asansol: 2008 to 2010
2. Most Rev. Henry D’Souza, Bellary: 2010 to 2015
3. Most Rev. Franco Mulakkal, Jalandhar: 2015-2018
4. Most Rev. Nazarene Soosai, Kottar: 2019-2023
Former Secretaries
1. Fr. Sukumar Sarkar: 2010-2012
2. Fr. Elias Moses: 2012-2017
3. Fr. Chetan Machado: 2017-
Associate Executive Secretaries
1. Fr. John Barman, M.S.F.S