Bangalore 30 May 2024 (CCBI): Most Rev. Thumma Bala, (80), Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 10.25 a.m. at Karuna Puram, in Warangal, due to old age ailments. He made a visit to his own sister at Karuna Puram and breathed last. His funeral details are awaited. He was the Archbishop of Hyderabad (2011–2020) and Bishop of Warangal (1987–2011). He was born on 24 April 1944, in Narimetta, Warangal Diocese. He was ordained priest on 21 Dec

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Bangalore June 6, 2024 (CCBI): His Holiness Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (76) from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Vasai on June 6, 2024. He was the bishop of Nashik (2008-2009) and Vasai (2009-2024). He was the Secretary General of the CBCI (2020-2024). Abp. Felix Anthony Machado was born on June 6, 1948, in the parish of Remedy, then Archdiocese of Bombay. After attending St. Thomas High School in Deotalao, he completed

Bangalore, June 4, 2024 (CCBI): Adv. Roshan Melwyn Lobo from the diocese of Mangalore has been elected as Secretary General of the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS), a global Catholic action movement recognised by the Holy See and the United Nations. He will operate from IYCS headquarters in Paris. He was elected as the Secretary General in the 17th IYCS World Council, held from May 16 to 26, 2024, in Jordan. Mr. John Siddam of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad (1984–19

Bangalore, May 26, 2024 (CCBI): Most Rev. Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (76) Bishop Emeritus of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu passed away on Sunday 26 May 2024 at 12.50pm at Our Lady of Health hospital, Thanjavur. Thanjavur. Funeral will take place on Tuesday 28 May 2024 at 4pm at Sacred Heart Cathedral Campus, Thanjavur. For the past year, Bishop Ambrose had been battling ill health and undergoing treatment. He was the Bishop of Thanjavur from 1997 to 2023. He was the Apostolic Adminis

Munnar 25 May 2024 (CCBI): Mount Carmel Church in Munnar was elevated to the status of Basilica during the Eucharistic celebration held on Saturday 25 May 2024. The declaration was solemnly announced by Most Rev. Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram, marking a historic milestone, as the first basilica in the high ranges of Kerala in the Western Ghats. The formal decree of declaration, issued by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,

Bangalore 11 May 2024 (CCBI): Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr Antony Valumkal (55) as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Verapoly, currently he is the Rector and Parish Priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadom, Kochi. Fr Antony Valumkal was born on 26 July 1969 in Eroor, in the Archdiocese of Verapoly. He studied Philosophy and Theology at St. Joseph’s Pontifical Institute of Theology and Philosophy in Alwaye, Kerala. He was or

Bangalore 11 May 2024 (CCBI): The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras (55), of the clergy of Lucknow, as the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Currently he is the ector of the St. Joseph’s Regional Seminary, in the diocese of Allahabad. Fr Wilfred Gregory Moras was born on 13 February 1969 in Neerude, in the diocese of Mangalore and studied Philosophy and Theology at St. Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the Diocese of Allahabad

Bangalore 10 May 2024 (CCBI): The CCBI has appointed Fr. Dominic Pinto (42), hailing from the Lucknow diocese, as the Associate Executive Secretary to the CCBI Commission for Youth. This appointment was made during the 94th Executive Committee meeting of the CCBI, convened from 7th to 8th May 2024 in Bangalore. He is currently the Regional Director of the Youth Commission of the Agra Regional Bishops’ Council. Born on 13th August 1982 in Bajpe, Karnataka, Fr Dominic received

Bangalore 10 May 2024: The CCBI has appointed Sr. Jenifer Prafulla D’Souza as the new Coordinator of the Health Apostolate. Sr. Jenifer, 49, is a member of the Sisters of the Mercy of Holy Cross, Mid India Province. This appointment was made during the 94th Executive Committee meeting held from 7th to 8th May 2024 in Bangalore. Sr. Jenifer was born on December 4th, 1974, in Manoor, Neermarga, at St. Joseph Church, Mangalore, Karnataka. She received her primary education at St

Bangalore 6 April 2024 (CCBI) His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Simião Purificação Fernandes (57), of the clergy of Goa and Daman Archdiocese, presently Director of St. Pius X Pastoral Institute as the Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman. This appointment was made public in Rome on Saturday 6th April 2024. Fr Simião Purificação Fernandes was born on 21st December 1967, in Chandor, Goa. He was ordained a priest on May 10 1993, for the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. He s

Kottayam, March 27, 2024 (CCBI): Mount Carmel Church in Munnar, which belongs to the diocese of Vijayapuram, Kerala, is elevated to the status of a Minor Basilica. Most Rev. Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram, announced on Wednesday, March 27, 2026, that he received a decree elevating the Mount Carmel Church as a Minor Basilica from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments. A solemn declaration of Basilica will be on Saturday, May 25, 2024, a