15.03.2008: Fr. Henry D’Souza, presently Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for Social Communications, New Delhi, has been appointed as Bishop of Bellary Diocese in Karnataka.

11.02.08: Bishop Vincent Barwa, presently Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi has been appointed as the Bishop of Simdega, in Jharkhand.

08.02.08: Fr Anthony Poola of the clergy of Cuddapah has been appointed as Bishop of Kurnool diocese.

04.02.08: Fr. M. Santiago and Fr. Franco Mulakkal have been appointed as consultors of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.

31.01.08: Father Prasad Gallela of the clergy of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh has been appointed Bishop of Cuddapah diocese.

18.01.08: Fr. Abraham Kackanatt of the clergy of Tiruvalla has been appointed as the Bishop of Muvattupuzha diocese of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

16.01.08: Msgr. Felix Anthony Machado, of the clergy of Vasai and presently Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Inter-religious Dialogue (Vatican City) appointed Bishop of Nashik, with the personal title of Archbishop.

03.12.2007: Msgr. Michael Akasius Toppo of the clergy of the diocese of Tezpur, has been appointed as the Bishop of Tejpur diocese in Assam

20.11.07: Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai appointed as member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.

08.11.07: Bishop Gerald John Mathias of Simla and Chandigarh has been appointed as bishop of Lucknow diocese in Uttar Pradesh.

18.10.07: Archbishop William D’Souza, SJ, Archbishop of Patna, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Buxar diocese.

17.10.07: Archbishop Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay has been appointed as Cardinal by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI which was announced at Vatican today at 4.00 p.m. (IST) at St. Peter’s Square.

01.10.07: Bishop William D’Souza, SJ, presently Bishop of Buxar, has been appointed the Archbishop of Patna. Simultaneously, Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Most Rev. Benedict J. Osta, SJ, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Patna.

29.08.07: Fr. Joseph Erumachadath, M.C.B.S. has been appointed the first bishop of the newly created diocese of Bhadravati in Karnataka. The diocese belongs to the Syro-Malabar rite.

30.06.07: Bishop Peter Remigius of Kumbakonam transferred and appointed Bishop of Kottar in Tamil Nadu.

15.06.07: Bishop Leo Cornelio, SVD, presently Bishop of Khandwa has been appointed new Archbishop of Bhopal. At the same time, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation of the incumbent Archbishop of Bhopal Paschal Topno who completed seventy five years today.

08.06.07: Msgr. Lourdunada Daniel has been appointed as the Bishop of Amravati diocese in Maharashtra. Msgr. Lourdunada is the present Vicar General of Pune diocese.

15.05.07: Father Pradeep Sequeira, SJ, presently episcopal vicar for religious in Bangalore Archdiocese has been appointed Rector of the Papal Seminary, Pune.

15.05.07: Fr Denis Moras Prabhu (67), has been appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Mangalore. He takes the place of Msgr. Fred V. Pereira.

23.04.07: Bishop Andrew Marak, Coadjutor Bishop of Tura has been appointed Bishop of Tura.

23.04.07: The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of Bishop George Mamalassery from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tura. He completed 75 on Apr. 22.

31.03.07: The Holy See has appointed Pune Bishop Valerian D'Souza as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Nashik in Maharashtra

31.03.07: Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, SJ, from the pastoral governance of Nashik Diocese.

27.03.07: Bishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal of Muvattapuzha has been appointed to the office of metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla.

24.02.07: Bishop Anil Couto, Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, appointed as the new Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese.

24.02.07: Fr Derek Fernandes, Chancellor of the Diocese of Belgaum, appointed as the new Bishop of Karwar Diocese.

24.02.07: Fr, Raphy Manjaly, Administrator of the Archdiocese of Agra appointed as the new Bishop of Varanasi Diocese.

16.02.07: Bishop of Lucknow Albert D'Souza appointed as the Metropolitan of Agra.

14.02.07: Fr. John Moolachira of the diocese of Tezpur has been appointed Bishop of Diphu Diocese in Assam.

10.02.07: Msgr. Anthony Sharma, Sj (69) has been appointed first Bishop of Nepal.

10.02.07: Archbishop Isaac Mar Cleemis Thottunkal, presently Archbishop of Tiruvalla has been confirmed Major Major Archbishop of Trivandrum Archdiocese.

07.02.07: Fr Chacko Aerath, OIC has been appointed titular Bishop of Bapara and Apostolic Visitator for the Syro-Malankaras in India, outside the proper territory.

22.01.07: Mar Joseph Peruthottam, Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry and Mar Andrew Thazhath, Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur have been appointed Metropolitan Archbishops of Chenganacherry and Trichur respectively.

20.01.07: Fr Angelus Kujur, SJ, director of "Jeevan Dhara" spirituality Centre in Raiganj has been appointed Bishop of Purnea Diocese in Bihar.

11.01.07: Rev. Fr. Kurian Valikandathil, Rector of the Diocesan Minor Seminary has been appointed Bishop of Bhagalpur.

01.01.07: Mavelikara in Kerala has been made a new diocese of the Syro-Malankara Rite and Auxiliary Bishop of Thiruvananthapuram, Mar Joshua Ignathios has been appointed as the first bishop of the new diocese.

07.12.06: Most Rev Moses Doraboina Prakasam of Cuddapah transferred as Bishop of Nellore.

02.12.06: Rev. Fr. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy of Bangalore Archdiocese, presently professor at the Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore as the Bishop of Chikmagalur Diocese.

27.11.06: Rev. Fr. Sarat Chandra Nayak, presently Chancellor of the Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar Archdiocese has been appointed Bishop of Behrampur Diocese in Orissa.

25.11.06: Most Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriarch "ad honorem" has been appointed the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the newly created Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman.

25.11.06: Msgr. Joseph Karikassery, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Verapoly has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly.

21.11.06 : Most Rev. Bernard Moras, has been entrusted with the additional charge as Apostolic Administrator of Bellary Diocese until a new bishop is appointed.

20.10.06 : Most Rev. Edwin Colaco, presently Bishop of Amravati has been transferred by Pope Benedict XVI as the Bishop of Aurangabad.

14.10.06 : Archbishop Oswald Gracias, presently Metropolitan of Agra appointed Archbishop pf Bombay.

20.09.06 : Fr Jose Pandarassery has been appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam Archepharchy, Kerala.

15.07.06 : Most Rev. Mar Gratian Mundadan, Bishop of Bijnor has been appointed Apostolic Visitator for the Syro-Malabars in India, outside the "territorium proprium".

15.07.06 : Fr. Thomas Thuruthimatam, C.S.T. has been appointed new Bishop of Gorakhpur.

12.07.06 : Abp Joseph Mittathany's resignation accepted and Co-adjutor Archbishop Dominic Lumon appointed as Archbishop of Imphal.

11.07.06 : Fr. Soundaraj Periyanayagam, SDB, rector of Don Bosco Orphanage, Vellore, has been appointed Bishop of Vellore diocese in Tamil Nadu.

30.06.06 : Fr. Arulappan Amalraj has been appointed new Bishop of Ootacamund diocese in Tamil Nadu.

28.06.06 : Bishop Bosco Penha, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, has been appointed the Diocesan Administrator sede vacante of the Archdiocese of Bombay.

20.05.06 : Cardinal Ivan Dias, presently Archbishop of Bombay has been appointed Prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Rome.

08.05.06 : Mons. Sebastian Thekethecheril, Vicar General of the diocese of Vijayapuram, has been appointed as the new Bishop of Vijayapuram
 
27.04.06 : Mons. Francis Assisi Chullikatt appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan.

23.03.06 : Bishop Victor Kindo of Raigarh has been appointed as the first bishop of the newly erected diocese of Jashpur.