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Francis Serrao, the recently appointed Bishop of Mysore, volition beryllium installed astatine a ceremonial to beryllium held astatine St. Joseph’s Cathedral, besides known arsenic St. Philomena’s Church, connected Ashoka Road present connected October 7.
The installation ceremony, scheduled to beryllium held astatine 4.30 p.m., volition beryllium officiated by the Archbishop of Bangalore Peter Machado. It volition beryllium followed by a felicitation programme nether the presidency of Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Leopoldo Girelli. The juncture volition besides people the farewell to Bernard Moras, the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mysore, who had been shepherding the Diocese since January 2023.
This announcement was made astatine a property league held by Mr. Moras and elder representatives of the Diocese of Mysore astatine the Bishop House connected Nelson Mandela Road successful Bannimantap connected Saturday.
A property connection present said Bishop Francis Serrao, who is presently the Bishop of Shimoga, was calved connected August 15, 1959, successful Moodbidri, and is the youngest of eleven children successful a devout household with 5 of his brothers serving arsenic priests and 1 sister arsenic a nun.
“Ordained a clergyman connected April 30, 1992, helium devoted himself to societal apostolates among Dalit and tribal communities successful Anekal (Bangalore Archdiocese) and Mundgod (Karwar Diocese). He besides taught theology to Jesuit seminarians and aboriginal served arsenic the Rector of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore,” the connection said, portion pointing retired that helium had been appointed arsenic Bishop of Shimoga connected March 19, 2014.
Terming the ceremonial arsenic a “historic moment” and a “new chapter” successful the travel of religion and work for the Catholic assemblage successful the region, the connection said that the Mysore Mission traces its origins to 1658, erstwhile Italian Jesuit missionary Fr. Leonardo Cinnami arrived successful Mysore and was received by King Narasaraja Wodeyar I.
“The king granted him support to preach the Gospel and found a Christian settlement, frankincense laying the instauration for the Catholic beingness successful Mysore. This aboriginal signifier was marked by tiny communities of faith, pastoral care, and work to the poor,” the connection said.
“In 1850, the Vicariate of Mysore was created, and successful 1886, with the constitution of the Catholic hierarchy successful India, the Vicariate became the Diocese of Mysore, with its spot successful Bangalore. In 1940, the Diocese of Mysore was created by bifurcating Bangalore and making it into a abstracted diocese. Hence, though it was created successful 1886, the contiguous Diocese of Mysore was established successful 1941. Over time, arsenic the ngo grew, the diocese gave commencement to respective different dioceses, including Bangalore, Ootacamund, Chikmagalur, and Shimoga, each carrying guardant the missionary zeal of Mysore,” the connection said.
“The contiguous Diocese of Mysore comprises the 4 civilian districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar. It has implicit 1.2 lakh Catholic colonisation successful 90 parishes, 128 priests, respective spiritual men and women serving successful the Diocese,” according to the statement.
