James Patteril to take charge as new Bishop of Belthangady Diocese on November 5

James Patteril volition beryllium ordained arsenic the 2nd Bishop of Belthangady Diocese connected November 5.

The episcopal ordination and presumption of bureau volition instrumentality spot astatine St. Lawrence Cathedral Church, Belthangady.

Raphael Thattil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, Joseph Pamplany, Archbishop of Tellicherry, Peter Machado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru, Andrews Thazhath, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), and Andrea Francia, Deputy of the Apostolic Nuncio, volition beryllium among those contiguous astatine the occasion, a merchandise from the diocese said connected Monday.

The episcopal ordination is simply a ineffable liturgical ceremonial during which the caller Bishop is anointed arsenic an apostolic successor. Following the spiritual service, a nationalist felicitation volition beryllium held successful honour of the caller Bishop, Mr. Patteril, and the retiring Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy.

Mr. Mukkuzhy volition discontinue from the bureau of Bishop connected November 5.