Cochin 6 August 2015: Fr. Antony Prince Panengadan is appointed the second Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Adilabad in the State of Thelungana. The announcement of this appointment by the Holy Father Pope Francis was made today, on Thursday 6 August 2015 in the Vatican at 12.00 noon and simultaneously at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad and at the Bishop’s House, Adilabad, at 3.30 p.m. IST. Major Archbishop George Cardinal Alencherry made this

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, 22 July 2015, at noon local time, corresponding to 15:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. The newly appointed Bishop was born on 18 December 1965 at Pothanikad, in the Eparchy of Kothamangalam, Kerala. Havin

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 to 15:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. Fr Joseph is currently the diocesan administrator of the diocese which has been without a prelate since the transfer of Bishop Raphy Manjaly to Allahabad in December 2013. The bishop-ele

3 May 2015, Ludhiana: Symphorian Keeprath Bishop Emeritus of Jalandhar diocese passed away on Sunday 3 May 2015 at 10.05pm at Christian Medical College Hospital Ludhiana after prolonged illness. He was 84. The mortal remains of Bishop Symphorian will be kept for homage at the Sacred Heart Church, Jalandhar City on Friday 8 May 2015 and will be carried to St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jalandhar Cantonment on Saturday 9 May 2015 and the last rites will take place at the Cathedral at 9a

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed , of the clergy of Jalpaiguri, as the new Bishop of Bagdogra.This Ecclesiastical Provision was made public in Rome on Tuesday, 7th April, 2015, at noon local time, corresponding to 15:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. Rev. Fr. Vincent Aind was born on 30th January, 1955 at Kalchini, West Bengal, Diocese of Jalpaiguri. He was ordained a priest on 30th April, 1984 for the Diocese of Jalpaiguri. He studied Economics at St. Joseph’s College,

Chandigarh, 5 March 2015: Bishop Ignatius Mascarenhas and 75 Priests and Religious of Simla Chandigarh diocese deliberated on the “Importance of Family Catechesis” from 3 rd  to 4 th  March 2015 at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre. The seminar was moderated by Fr Laurence Culas, Executive Secretary, CCBI Commission for Catechetics. Delivering the key-note address, Bp Ignatius Mascarenhas insisted on the importance of Family Catechesis, saying, “Family is where we first take the r

All India Press Release Ref: I-a-5/CCBI-PR/01 2 February 2015 The 27th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to be held in Bangalore to invigorate the Liturgical Life. What is CCBI? The CCBI is the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India for the Latin Rite Bishops, which was established on 22nd April, 1988 in accordance with the Code of Canon Law and the letter of St. John Paul II, dated 28th May, 1987. The CCBI has its own organizatio

27th Plenary Assembly of CCBI – Bengaluru From 3-9 February, 2015 Final Statement  “ I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full ” (John 10:10) We, the 140 members of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India gathered for the 27 th  Plenary Assembly at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru from 3-9 February, 2015, wish to convey our greetings of joy, peace and love of Our Lord Jesus Christ to our Priests, Religious,  Lay Faithful and a

MESSAGE OF THE 27th PLENARY ASSEMBLY OF THE Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) Held from 3 to 9 February, 2015, Bangalore “I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10) We, the 140 members of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India gathered for the 27th Plenary Assembly at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru from 3-9 February, 2015, wish to convey our greetings of joy, peace and love of Our Lord Jesus Ch

Bangalore, February 7, 2015 – Cardinal Oswald Gracias has been re-elected as the president of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) at its ongoing 27th Plenary Assembly in Bangalore. Along with Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa was reappointed CCBI Vice President and Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut as CCBI Secretary General at the February 3-9 CCBI Assembly attended by 140 bishops from 131 Latin rite dioceses in the country. Archb

Bangalore, Feb 3, 2015 – Inaugurating the week-long Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bangalore on February 3, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, has exhorted the Church in India to promote harmony and to fight discrimination. “A true God experience will lead the clergy and the faithful to the engagement in and solidarity with the marginalized and exploited in the Society” said Archbishop Pennacchio after