Appointments
Appointment of Bishop of Vasai (India) (09-11-2024)
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Thomas D’Souza, of the clergy of Vasai, India, until now parish priest of Holy Spirit in Nandakhal, as bishop of the same diocese of Vasai.
 
Curriculum vitae
 
Msgr. Thomas D’Souza was born on 23 March 1970 in Chulne, in the diocese of Vasai. He studied philosophy and theology at Saint Pius X College in Goregaon, and was ordained a priest on 18 April 1998 for the diocese of Vasai. He was awarded a master’s degree in philosophy and religion from Madras University in Chennai, India.
 
He has held the following offices: deputy parish priest of Holy Spirit in Nandakhal (1998-2002), rector of the minor seminary in Remedy (2000-2001, 2005-2007), parish priest of Divine Mercy in Bhiwandi (2003-2005), parish priest of Saint James in Agashi (2007-2013), and rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Remedies in Remedy (2013-2019). Since 2019 he has been parish priest of Holy Spirit and head of Saint Joseph High School and Junior College in Nandakhal.
Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore (India) (09-11-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Bagdogra (India) (09-11-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Vellore (India) (09-11-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Shamshabad (India) (30-08-2024)
Appointment of Archbishop of Changanacherry (India) (30-08-2024)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur, (India) (15-08-2024)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Bangalore, (India) (13-07-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Tanjore (India) (13-07-2024)
Appointment of Co-adjutor Bishop of Jhansi (India) (11-05-2024)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly (India) (11-05-2024)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Damão (India) (06-04-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Kurnool (India) (27-02-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Purnea, (India) (17-02-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Khandwa, (India) (17-02-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Nalgonda, (India) (17-02-2024)
Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Indore (India) (17-02-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Khammam, (India) (17.02.24)
Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Jabalpur, (India) (13-01-2024)
Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Kumbakonam, (India) (13-01-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Kuzhithurai, (India) (13-01-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Meerut, (India) (13-01-2024)
Appointment of Bishop of Karwar, (India) (13-01-2024)
Appointment of auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram, (India) (13-01-2024)
Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Nashik, (India) (30-12-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Jhabua, (India) (30-12-2023)
Appointment of Co-adjutor Bishop of Aurangabad, (India) (30-12-2023)
Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi, (India) (30-12-2023)
Bishop of the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of Saint Ephrem of Khadki, (India) (12-12-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Daltonganj (India) (30-11-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Kottapuram (India) (30-11-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Amravati (India) (30-11-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Gumla (India) (30-11-2023)
Appointment of Metropolitan Archdiocese of Imphal (India) (07-10-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Sivagangai (India) (21-09-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of the Eparchy of Gorakhpur (India) (26-08-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Jowai (India) (08-07-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Asansol (India) (03-07-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Itanagar (India) (29-06-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Allahabad (India) (17-06-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Balasore (India) (10-05-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Jaipur (India) (22-04-2023)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl (India) (30-03-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Poona (India) (25-03-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Nongstoin (India) (04-02-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Buxar (India) (04-02-2023)
Resignation of bishop of the eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne of the Syro-Malabars and appointment of successor (14-01-2023)
Appointment of Bishop of Baroda (India) (31-12-2022)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar) (India) (25-08-2022)
Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar) (India) (25-08-2022)
Appointment of Bishop of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara) (India) (07-05-2022)
Appointment of Bishop of Major Archiepiscopal Curia & Auxiliary Bishop of the Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum(Syro-Malankara) (India) (07-05-2022)
Appointment of Bishop of Krishnagar (India) (30-04-2022)
Appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India) (19-03-2022)
Resignation and appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins (India) (02-02-2022)
Resignation and election of Metropolitan Archbishop of Tellicherry, India (15-01-2022)
Resignation and election of Bishop of Palghat, India (15-01-2022)
Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Ambikapur, India (22-12-2021)
Appointment of the Bishop of Jamshedpur, India (01-11-2021)
Resignation and appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal, India (04-10-2021)
Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India (16-07-2021)
Appointment of the Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India (29-06-2021)
Appointment of the Bishop of Port Blair, India (29-06-2021)
Appointment of the Bishop of Salem, India (31-05-2021)
Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Dibrugarh, India (15-02-2021)
Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong, India (28-12-2020)
Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna, India (09-12-2020)
Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad, India (19-11-2020)
Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra, India (12-11-2020)
Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archieparchy of Kottayam(India) (29-08-2020)
Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Tura (India) (24-02-2020)
Election of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Palghat (India) (15-01-2020)
Renunciation of the Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Kanjirapally (India) and election of the new Eparchial Bishop (15-01-2020)
Elevation of the Apostolic Exarchate of St. Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara (India) to the Eparchy and appointment of the first Eparchial Bishop (23-11-2019)
Appointment of the Bishop of Palayamkottai, India (20-11-2019)
Renunciation and succession of the Bishop of Alleppey, India (11-10-2019)
Appointment of the Bishop of the Eparchy of Bijnor, India (30-08-2019)
Appointment of the Bishop of Mandya of the Siro-Malabaresi, India (30-08-2019)
Appointment of the Auxiliary of the Eparchy of Faridabad of the Syro-Malabareans, India (30-08-2019)
Appointment of the Major Archbishop for the Archieparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly, India (30-08-2019)
Appointment of the Bishop of Srikakulam, India (16-07-2019)
Pope Appoints new Bishop in Gwalior, India (31-05-2019)
Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Baruipur, India (17-05-2019)
Pope has Appointed Bishop Derek Fernandes as Bishop of Belgaum (01-05-2019)
Pope appoints new bishop in Tuticorin, India (17-01-2019)
Pope appoints new Archbishop in Nagpur, India (03-12-2018)
Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Dibrugarh, India (02-12-2018)
Pope appoints two new bishops in India (08-06-2018)
Pope Francis appointed Fr. Peter Paul Saldanha as the new Bishop of Mangalore (03-07-2018)
Pope Francis on June 29 appointed a Coadjutor Archbishop in Patna and an Apostolic Administrator in Palayamkottai (30-06-2018)
Pope Francis on June 8 appointed a new bishop in Raiganj and an auxiliary bishop in Miao (08-06-2018)
Pope appoints new bishop in Quilon, India (18-05-2018)
Pope has Appointed Bishop Peter Machado of Belgaum as Archbishop of Bangalore (19-03-2018)
Fr. Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian new Bishop of Ahmedabad, India (29-01-2018)
Pope appoints new Bishop of Idukki, Kerala, India (12-01-2018)
Pope acknowledges appointment of Bishop of Idukki, Kerala, India (12-01-2018)
Pope appoints a coadjutor bishop to Alleppey Diocese in India (07-12-2017)
Provisions for the Syro-Malabar Church, 10th October 2017 (10-10-2017)
Fr. Tony Neelankavil Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur Archdiocese (01-09-2017)
Fr. Sebastian Vaniyapurackal Curia Bishop of Syro-Malabar (01-09-2017)
Fr Joseph Pamplany Auxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry Archdiocese (01-09-2017)
Rev. George Kalayil as Bishop of Puttur & Erection of Parassala diocese and appoint of Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebios Naickamparambil as its first bishop
Fr. Peter Sebastian Goveas is Appointed as the New Bishop of Bettiah (22-07-2017)
Fr. Nazarene Soosai is Appointed as the New Bishop of Kottar (20-05-2017)
Fr. Kannikadass William Antony is Appointed as the New Bishop of Mysore (25-1-2017)
His Excellency Most Reverend Giambattista Diquattro (21-1-2017)
Fr. Thomas Tharayil as the Aux. Bishop of Changanacherry (14-1-2017)
Appointment of Fr. Allwyn D' Silva & Fr. Barthol Barretto as Auxiliary bishops of Archdiocese of Bombay (20-12-2016)