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Bp. Thomas Ignatus Macwan, Bishop of Ahmedabad-Optimized-1galore, 12 June 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis appointed His Excellency Rt. Rev. Thomas Ignatius Macwan, till now Bishop of Ahmedabad, as the new Archbishop of Gandhinagar. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Grace Most Rev. Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar, according to Canon Law Can. 401 § 1, Bishop Macwan is also appointed as Apostolic Administrator s

Vatican 23 May 2016: Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed His Grace Most Rev. Stanislaus Fernandes, SJ, Archbishop Emeritus of Gandhinagar, Apostolic Administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Baroda, due to the reasons of health of His Excellency Most Rev. Godfrey de Rozario, SJ, Bishop of Baroda. Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes was born on 8 October 1939 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. At the age of 28, he was ordained Priest on 23 March 1968 and he prof

Dindigul 11 April 2016: His Holiness ‎Pope Francis on Monday 11 April 2016 appointed Fr. Thomas Paulsamy as the new bishop of Dindigul, in Tamil Nadu state, making it a suffragan of Madurai Metropolitan Archdiocese. The see of Dindigul has been vacant since the transfer of Bishop Antony Pappusamy as Archbishop of Madurai in 26 July 2014. Fr. Paulsamy was born on 2 August1951 at N. Poolampatty, in Tiruchirapalli Diocese. After his schooling in his native village he studied phi

Ref: CCBI/I-F-5/2020-88 27 March 2020 Your Eminence / Your Grace / Your Excellency / Rev. Monsignor, In the first place, I would like to wish you a truly prayerful and grace-filled Season of Lent. In the light of the recent directives received from the Holy See in the wake of the present unprecedented crisis caused by Covid-19, I am sending herewith some recommendations for the celebration of the Holy Week in our dioceses. After consultation, particularly with our Commission

Ref: DS/398/2020 18 February, 2020 Bangalore 18 February 2020 (CCBI): The new three volume English Lectionary for India was released by...

Ref: DS/396/2020 17 February, 2020 The Church in India Urges the Faithful to Promote the Gospel Values Bishops express serious concern over the new Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Bangalore, 17 February 2020: Inaugurating the 32 Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin Church, in Bangalore on Sunday 16 February 2020, His Excellency Most Rev. Giambattista Diquattro, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, exhorted the Bishops i

Benaulim, Goa 9 January, 2020: Inaugurating the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India’s (CCBI) Secretariat Extension in Benaulim, Goa His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias the Archbishop of Bombay and the President of the CBCI urged the Church in India to promote solidarity and respect all in our country. “The Citizenship Amendment Act is a cause of great anxiety for all citizens and there is a danger that there could be a polarization of our peoples along religious lines, w