By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 30, 2023: Pope Francis on December 30 appointed an archbishop and three bishops in India. The Pope transferred Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra, a diocese in West Bengal, to Jharkhand state as the new archbishop of Ranchi, the mother diocese of India’s tribal Church.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Dec 9, 2021: Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas of Ranchi as the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Daltonganj. The appointment was announced on December 8 in Rome. “This appointment is an additional to his present office as Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi,”Continue Reading
By Sushil Toppo Ranchi, May 5, 2020: Jharkhand’s Minister for Finance and Public distribution Rameshwar Oraon on May 5 made a surprise visit to the Ranchi Archbishop’s House to thank the Catholic Church’s works among those affected by the nationwide lockdown. The minister met Jesuit Archbishop Felix Toppo of RanchiContinue Reading
The basilica was blessed on December 8, 2016Continue Reading
