About

Communio is an initiative of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to assist all our Dioceses and Religious Congregations working in rural and mission areas, in their pastoral ministry. The Communio India was inaugurated during the 29 Plenary Assembly held in Bhopal from 31 January to 8 February, 2017.

The objectives of Communio India:

(1) To assist our dioceses and religious congregations working in the missions.

(2) To build a culture of sharing among our own people in order to express solidarity with our needy brothers and sisters in the country.

(3) To encourage our faithful to pray and help the missions and the missionaries and to promote missionary vocations.

(4) To inspire our lay faithful to work in mission areas as lay missionaries.

(5) To prepare all our faithful as missionary disciples envisaged by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium.

Contact Details

CCBI Centre, P.B. No. 8490

Hutchins Road 2 Cross

Bangalore- 560084, Karnataka, India

Mob:  +91 9632381810

Email: secretariat@ccbi.in,

mailto:office@communio.inwww.communio.in

Bank Account Details

Account Name: Communio Pastoral Society:

Name of the Bank: The South Indian Bank Limited

Branch: Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005

Bank Account Number: 0117073000004790

IFSC/NEFT Code: SIBL0000117

Office Bearers

Chairman

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão

Archbishop of Goa and Daman,

Archbishop’s House, Altinho, Panaji – 403 001, Goa

Phone :  +91-832-2433600, 2433610, 2223353

E-mail : archbpgoa@gmail.com

Member

Most Rev. Peter Machado

Archbishop of Bangalore

Archbishop’s House75, Millers Road, Benson Town

Bangalore-560046, Karnataka, India

Phone: +91-80-23330438, 9008556258

Email: vicepresident@ccbi.in

Member

Most Rev. Vincent Aind

Archbishop of Ranchi

Archbishop’s House, P.B No.5

Dr. Camil Bulcke Path, Ranchi – 834001, Jharkhand, India

Mobile: 9006437066

Email: ranchiarchdiocese@gmail.com

Director

Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara

CCBI Centre, P.B. No. 8490

Hutchins Road 2 Cross, Bangalore- 560084

Karnataka, India 

Mob: +91 9632381810

Email: secretariat@ccbi.in

Associate Director

Rev. Fr. Gangula Vignan Das

CCBI Centre, P.B. No. 8490

Hutchins Road 2 Cross, Bangalore- 560084

Karnataka, India 

Mob:+91 9686650081

Email: communio@ccbi.in, office@communio.in

Associate Director

Rev. Sr. Margarita Dias, S.C.B

CCBI Centre, P.B. No. 8490

Hutchins Road 2 Cross, Bangalore- 560084

Karnataka, India 

Mob:+91 8431270803

Email: adcommunio@ccbi.in

Former Office Bearers

Chairman

Cardinal Oswald Gracias: 2017-2019

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão: 2019-

National Director 

Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara 2017-

Associate Director

Rev. Fr. Gangula Vignan Das 2022-

Rev. Sr. Margarita Dias, S.C.B.: 2025-