13.06.2008:
Fr. Francisco Caldeira,
presently the Editor of Renovação/Renewal, the
official fortnightly bulletin of the Archdiocese Goa and Daman,
has been appointed as Director of the Diocesan Centre for Social
Communications Media of the archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
31.05.2008:
Fr. Antonysamy Francis,
of the clergy of Thanjavur and Parish Priest of Vailankanni,
has been appointed as Bishop of Kumbakonam.
15.03.2008:
Fr. Henry D’Souza,
presently Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for Social
Communications, New Delhi, has been appointed as Bishop of Bellary
Diocese in Karnataka.
11.02.08: Bishop Vincent Barwa,
presently Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi has been appointed as the
Bishop of Simdega, in Jharkhand.
08.02.08: Fr Anthony Poola
of the clergy of Cuddapah has been appointed as Bishop of Kurnool
diocese.
04.02.08: Fr. M. Santiago
and Fr. Franco Mulakkal
have been appointed as consultors of the Pontifical Council
for Inter-religious Dialogue.
31.01.08: Father Prasad Gallela
of the clergy of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh has been
appointed Bishop of Cuddapah diocese.
18.01.08: Fr. Abraham Kackanatt
of the clergy of Tiruvalla has been appointed as the Bishop
of Muvattupuzha diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
16.01.08: Msgr. Felix Anthony Machado,
of the clergy of Vasai and presently Under Secretary of the
Pontifical Council for the Inter-religious Dialogue (Vatican
City) appointed Bishop of Nashik, with the personal title of
Archbishop.
03.12.2007: Msgr. Michael Akasius Toppo
of the clergy of the diocese of Tezpur, has been appointed as
the Bishop of Tejpur diocese in Assam
20.11.07:
Bishop Thomas Dabre
of Vasai appointed as member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue.
08.11.07: Bishop Gerald John Mathias
of Simla and Chandigarh has been appointed as bishop
of Lucknow diocese in Uttar Pradesh.
18.10.07: Archbishop William D’Souza,
SJ, Archbishop of Patna, appointed Apostolic
Administrator of Buxar diocese.
17.10.07: Archbishop
Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay
has been appointed as Cardinal by His Holiness Pope Benedict
XVI which was announced at Vatican today at 4.00 p.m. (IST)
at St. Peter’s Square.
01.10.07: Bishop William D’Souza,
SJ, presently Bishop of Buxar, has been appointed
the Archbishop of Patna. Simultaneously, Pope Benedict XVI has
accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Benedict J. Osta, SJ,
from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Patna.
29.08.07: Fr. Joseph Erumachadath, M.C.B.S.
has been appointed the first bishop of the newly created diocese
of Bhadravati in Karnataka. The diocese belongs to the Syro-Malabar
rite.
30.06.07: Bishop Peter
Remigius of Kumbakonam
transferred and appointed Bishop of Kottar in Tamil Nadu.
15.06.07: Bishop Leo Cornelio, SVD,
presently Bishop of Khandwa has been appointed new Archbishop
of Bhopal. At the same time, the Holy Father
has accepted the resignation of the incumbent Archbishop of
Bhopal Paschal Topno who completed seventy five years today.
08.06.07: Msgr.
Lourdunada Daniel has
been
appointed
as the Bishop
of Amravati diocese in Maharashtra. Msgr. Lourdunada
is the present Vicar General of Pune diocese.
15.05.07: Father Pradeep Sequeira, SJ,
presently episcopal vicar for religious in Bangalore
Archdiocese has been appointed Rector of the Papal Seminary,
Pune.
15.05.07: Fr Denis Moras Prabhu
(67), has been appointed Vicar General
of the Diocese of Mangalore. He takes the place of Msgr. Fred
V. Pereira.
23.04.07: Bishop Andrew Marak,
Coadjutor Bishop of Tura has been appointed Bishop of Tura.
23.04.07: The Holy Father has accepted the resignation
of Bishop George Mamalassery
from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tura. He completed
75 on Apr. 22.
31.03.07: The Holy See has appointed Pune Bishop
Valerian D'Souza as Apostolic Administrator
sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese
of Nashik in Maharashtra
31.03.07: Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation
of Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, SJ,
from the pastoral governance of Nashik Diocese.
27.03.07: Bishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal
of Muvattapuzha has been appointed to the office of
metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla.
24.02.07: Bishop Anil Couto,
Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, appointed as the new Bishop of Jalandhar
Diocese.
24.02.07: Fr Derek Fernandes,
Chancellor of the Diocese of Belgaum, appointed as the new Bishop
of Karwar Diocese.
24.02.07: Fr, Raphy Manjaly,
Administrator of the Archdiocese of Agra appointed as the new
Bishop of Varanasi Diocese.
16.02.07:
Bishop of Lucknow Albert D'Souza
appointed as the Metropolitan of Agra.
14.02.07: Fr. John Moolachira
of the diocese of Tezpur has been appointed Bishop of Diphu
Diocese in Assam.
10.02.07:
Msgr. Anthony Sharma, Sj (69)
has been appointed first Bishop of Nepal.
10.02.07: Archbishop Isaac Mar Cleemis
Thottunkal, presently Archbishop of Tiruvalla
has been confirmed Major Major Archbishop of Trivandrum Archdiocese.
07.02.07: Fr Chacko Aerath, OIC
has been appointed titular Bishop of Bapara and Apostolic Visitator
for the Syro-Malankaras in India, outside the proper territory.
22.01.07: Mar Joseph Peruthottam,
Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry and Mar
Andrew Thazhath, Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur
have been appointed Metropolitan Archbishops of Chenganacherry
and Trichur respectively.
20.01.07: Fr
Angelus Kujur, SJ, director of "Jeevan
Dhara" spirituality Centre in Raiganj has been appointed
Bishop of Purnea Diocese in Bihar.
11.01.07: Rev. Fr. Kurian Valikandathil,
Rector of the Diocesan Minor Seminary has been appointed Bishop
of Bhagalpur.
01.01.07: Mavelikara in Kerala has been made a new
diocese of the Syro-Malankara Rite and Auxiliary Bishop of Thiruvananthapuram,
Mar Joshua Ignathios
has been appointed as the first bishop of the new diocese.
07.12.06: Most Rev Moses
Doraboina Prakasam of Cuddapah transferred as
Bishop of Nellore.
02.12.06:
Rev. Fr. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy
of Bangalore Archdiocese, presently professor at the Pontifical
Seminary in Bangalore as the Bishop of Chikmagalur Diocese.
27.11.06: Rev.
Fr. Sarat Chandra Nayak, presently Chancellor
of the Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar Archdiocese has been appointed Bishop
of Behrampur Diocese in Orissa.
25.11.06: Most Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao,
Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriarch "ad honorem"
has been appointed the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the
newly created Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman.
25.11.06: Msgr. Joseph Karikassery,
Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Verapoly has been appointed
Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly.
21.11.06 : Most Rev. Bernard Moras,
has been entrusted with the additional charge as Apostolic
Administrator of Bellary Diocese until a new bishop is appointed.
20.10.06 : Most Rev. Edwin Colaco,
presently Bishop of Amravati has been transferred by
Pope Benedict XVI as the Bishop of Aurangabad.
14.10.06 : Archbishop
Oswald Gracias, presently Metropolitan of Agra
appointed Archbishop pf Bombay.
20.09.06 : Fr
Jose Pandarassery has been appointed as the
Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam Archepharchy,
Kerala.
15.07.06 : Most Rev. Mar Gratian Mundadan,
Bishop of Bijnor has been appointed Apostolic Visitator for
the Syro-Malabars in India, outside the "territorium proprium".
15.07.06
: Fr.
Thomas Thuruthimatam, C.S.T. has been appointed
new Bishop of Gorakhpur.
12.07.06 : Abp
Joseph Mittathany's
resignation accepted and Co-adjutor
Archbishop Dominic Lumon appointed as Archbishop
of Imphal.
11.07.06 : Fr. Soundaraj Periyanayagam,
SDB, rector of Don Bosco Orphanage, Vellore,
has been appointed Bishop of Vellore diocese in Tamil Nadu.
30.06.06 : Fr. Arulappan Amalraj
has been appointed new Bishop of Ootacamund diocese
in Tamil Nadu.
28.06.06 : Bishop Bosco
Penha, Auxiliary
Bishop of Bombay, has been appointed the Diocesan Administrator
sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Bombay.
20.05.06 : Cardinal Ivan
Dias, presently
Archbishop of Bombay has been appointed Prefect of the Pontifical
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Rome.
08.05.06 : Mons. Sebastian
Thekethecheril,
Vicar General of the diocese of Vijayapuram, has been appointed
as the new Bishop of Vijayapuram
27.04.06
: Mons. Francis Assisi Chullikatt
appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan.
23.03.06
: Bishop Victor Kindo
of Raigarh has been appointed as the first bishop of the newly
erected diocese of Jashpur.
23.03.06
: Fr. Paul Toppo,
Vicar General of the diocese of Raigarh, has been appointed as
the new Bishop of Raigarh.
04.02.06
: Fr John Barwa, SVD,
former provincial superior of India Eastern province of Society
of Divine Word, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela Diocese
in Orissa.
02.02.06
: Rev. Peter Machado,
Judicial Vicar of Karwar diocese has been appointed new Bishop
of Belgaum.
02.02.06
: Msgr. Antony Chirayath
appointed as the new Bishop of Sagar.
31.01.06
: Mons. Clement Tirkey,
Vicar General of Bagdogra diocese has been appointed new Bishop
of Jalpaiguri diocese.
28.01.06
: Mons. Paul Lakra
has been appointed Bishop of Gumla Diocese in Jarkhand.
28.01.06
:Fr. Vincent Kympat
has been appointed the first bishop of Jowai, in Meghalaya.
28.01.06
: Fr. Victor Lyngdoh
is appointed the first Bishop of Nongstoin in Meghalaya.
12.12.05 :
Fr. William D'Souza
has been appointed the first bishop of the newly erected diocese
of Buxar.
07.12.05 :
Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil
of Diphu has been appointed as the first bishop of the
newly created diocese of Itanagar.
07.12.05 : Fr.
P. K. George Palliparampil, rector of Salesian
house Tinsukia, Assam has been appointed as the first bishop of
the
newly created diocese of Miao.
05.12.05
: Bishop Mathew Moolakkat,
OSB appointed Archbishop of Kottayam
20.07.05 :
Bishop Oswald Lewis,
co-adjutor bishop of Meerut appointed bishop of newly
created diocese of Jaipur.
06.07.05 :
Rev Fr Alwyn Barreto
of Poona diocese has been appointed as Bishop of the newly created
diocese of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
24.06.05 :
Mons. Robert Miranda,
episcopal vicar of Bidar has been appointed as bishop of the newly
created diocese of Gulbarga, Karnataka.
01.04.05 :
Bishop Malayappan Chinnappa,
Bishop of Vellore has been appointed as Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese.
01.04.05 :
Rev Fr Yvon Ambroise
former executive director of Caritas India has been appointed
Bishop of Tuticorin Diocese.
01.04.05 : Mons.
Jabamalai Susaimanickam Vicar General of Madurai
Archdiocese has been appointed Co-adjutor Bishop of Sivagangai
Diocese.
12.03.05
: Mons. Joseph Kariyil
appointed Bishop of Punalur.
12.03.05
: Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo
Appointed as one of the three President- Delegates of the
next Synod of Bishops on the EUCHARIST to be held in Rome
in October 2005.
10.02.05
: Most Rev Cyril Mar Baselios appointed
as Major Archbishop of the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum.
05.01.05
: Rev Fr Joseph Konnath
appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara).
29.09.04 : Most
Rev Vincent Barwa appointed as Auxiliary Bishop
of Ranchi.
22.07.04 : Most
Rev Bernard Moras appointed as Archbishop of Bangalore.
17.06.04
: Most Rev Maria Calist Soosa Pakiam
promoted as the first Archbishop of Trivandrum Archdiocese (Latin
Rite).
17.06.04
: Rev Fr Andrew Marak
appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Tura.
10.06.04
: Most Rev Anthony Anandarayar
appointed as Archbishop of Pondicherry- Cuddalore.
18.03.04
: Most Rev Joseph A. Charanakunnel
promoted as the first Archbishop of Raipur.
18.03.04
: Rev Fr Joseph Kallarangatt
appointed as Bishop of Palai.
18.03.04
: Rev Fr Jose Porunnedom
appointed as Bishop of Mananthavady.
18.03.04
: Mons. Andrews Thazhath
appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur.
16.01.04
: Most Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao
appointed as Archbishop of Goa Daman. |
