Bangalore 2 February 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Christudas Rajappan, of the Clergy of Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum, as Auxiliary Bishop of Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum and Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba. This ecclesiastical provision was made public in Rome on Tuesday, 2 February 2016, at noon local time, corresponding to 16:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. Rev. Fr. Christudas Rajappan was born on 25 November 1971, at Adimalathura, in the Arch

Cochin 12 January 2016: His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Jose Pulickal as the first auxiliary bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Kanjirapally in Kerala. At present, he is Syncellus of the eparchy of Kanjirapally. The Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church assembled at Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad from 7th January 2016, elected Rev. Fr. Jose Pulickal as the Auxiliary Bishop. Rev. Dr. Jose Pulickal was born on 3 March 1964, in the parish of Inchiyani, in the Epar

Bangalore 19 December 2015: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Joseph Raja Rao Thelagathoti (63), the Bangalore Provincial Superior of the Montfort Missionaries (SMM), is the new bishop of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This provision was made public in Rome on Saturday19 December 2015, at noon local time, corresponding to 16:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. The seat of the Vijayawada Diocese has been vacant since 2012 after Pope Benedict transferred Bishop ‎Praka

Kathmandu 8 December 2015: Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma S.J. (78), Emeritus Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal passed away peacefully on Tuesday 8 December 2015 at 11:40 p.m. at St. Xavier’s Father Jesuit Residence, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Kathmandu. He had been in declining health after he was discharged from the Hospital. His funeral will take place on Thursday 10 December 2015 at 12.30 p.m. at the Church of Assumption, Dhobighat, Kathmandu, Nepal. Bishop Anthony Sha

Conference of Catholic Bishops of India Circular for the Holy Year of Mercy December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016 To All the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious, Catechists and lay faithful of Latin Catholic Church in India. Your Eminence, Your Grace, Your Excellency, Greetings of Peace and Joy in the Lord Jesus Christ, the living face of the Father’s Mercy. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis has announced an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy which will begin on De

Kochi: 26 August 2015: Rev. Fr. Antony Kariyil, CMI, till now Director of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, as the new Bishop of the Eparchy of Mandya, in Karnataka. This provision was made public in Rome on Wednesday 26 August 2015 at noon local time, corresponding to 15:30 hours, Indian Standard Time. The Synod of Bishops assembled at Mount St. Thomas from 17 to 26 August 2015 elected Fr. Antony Kariyil CMI the second bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy o

Cochin 6 August 2015: The Holy Father Pope Francis erected an Apostolic Exarchate (Vicariate) for the Syro-Malabar faithful in Canada with its See in Mississauga and Fr. Jose Kalluvelil, as its first Exarch, assigning him the titular see of “Tabalta”. The announcement regarding these provisions was made by the Holy Father Pope Francis today, on Thursday, 6 August 2015 in the Vatican at 12.00 noon and simultaneously at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad

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