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Appoint Dalit bishops, nuncio urged

On: June 15, 2021

By Jose Kavi New Delhi: A Dalit Christian movement has urged India;’s new Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli to take steps to appoint bishops from their community in vacant dioceses in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Such a move would “restore confidence in Dalit Catholics” and “prevent their imminent uprising inContinue Reading

Dalit groups demand “equitable representation” in Catholic hierarchy

By: Matters India

On: October 11, 2020

In: Top Story

Chennai: Dalit Christian bodies in Tamil Nadu have reiterated their demand for appointing priests from the communities to the posts to bishops in the southern Indian state. The office of bishops in five dioceses and one archdiocese now lies vacant in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; point out groups such asContinue Reading