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D. Selvarajan, the Coadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara Diocese of the Latin Catholic Church, has been elevated arsenic its caller Bishop.
He succeeds Bishop Vincent Samuel who has stepped down connected turning 75 years of age. Pope Leo XIV has named D. Selvarajan arsenic the adjacent Bishop, a connection said. He had been appointed arsenic Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese earlier this year.
Dr. Selvarajan was calved arsenic the 2nd lad of Dasan and Muthamma of DM Sadanam, Ottaplavila, connected January 27, 1962. He completed his theological studies astatine the Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha. He was ordained arsenic a clergyman connected December 23, 1987.
He besides holds a postgraduate grade successful Sociology from Kerala University. Leaving for Belgium successful October 1995, helium secured a Licentiate and Doctorate successful canon instrumentality from the Catholic University of Leuven.
He has held important enactment posts successful the Neyyatinkara Diocese. He has served arsenic a subordinate of the advisory committee of the Bishop, subordinate of the concern assembly of the Diocese and from 2018 onwards, the Regional Episcopal Vicar.
Dr. Vincent Samuel stepped down aft the Pope accepted his petition that helium beryllium allowed to measurement down connected turning 75. He was appointed the archetypal Bishop of the Neyyatinkara Diocese connected June 14, 1996. He has besides served arsenic the president of the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council Youth Commission, subordinate of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement, caput and vice president of the Kerala Region Latin Catholic Bishops Council.
