Chairman
Bp Yvon Ambroise
Bishop of Tuticorin, Bishop's House
Tuticorin - 628 001, TAMIL NADU

Tel: (0461) 23 20 035 (O), 23 20 036 (P)  
Fax: (0461) 23 27 710 
 
Members
Bp Mathew Arackal
Bishop of Kanjirapally, Bishops's House
Kottayam (Dt.), Kerala - 686 507.
 
Tel: (04828) 20 26 65, 20 29 06, 20 60 40 (P)       
Fax: (04828) 20 60 22          
E-mail: bishoparakal@satyam.net.in , marackal@sancharnet.in 
Website: www.kanjirappallydiocese.com 

Bp Gerald Almeida
Bishop of Jabalpur, Bishop's House, 599, South Civil Lines
Jabalpur - 482 001, Madhya Pradesh     

Tel: (0761) 26 22 413, 50 18 322
Fax: (0761) 26 24 360
E-mail: dcj@sancharnet.in , gerry_almeida@rediffmail.com

Executive Secretary
Fr. Charles Irudayam
CBCI Commission for Justice, Peace and Development
CBCI Centre, 1, Ashok Place, New Delhi 110 001

Tel. (O): (011) 23 34 44 70, 23 36 61 27 (P)
Fax (O): 23 36 46 15, 23 71 51 46
Mobile : 09 86 81 03 400
E-mail: jpdcommission@gmail.com, icharlie69@hotmail.com

Historical Overview

The Commission (JPD) was established by the CBCI in 1972 following the constitution by the Holy See of the two commissions at the international level the Commission for Justice and Peace, and Cor Unum….. Since then Caritas India has been its operational wing. From 1989 the secretariat of the JPD also has been continuously with Caritas India. The latter’s position in JPD is similar to that of OHD (Organisation for Human Development) in FABC (Federation of the Asian Bishop’s Conference). OHD Chairman is also the Vice President of the Asia-Oceanic Region of the Caritas Internationalis.  

The activities of JPD before 1982 included mainly the ecumenical consultation on Development and the circulation of the Message of the Holy father on 31st January. When the CBCI Commissions were reorganized the then commissions on Education, Health services, Labour and Scheduled Castes and Tribes were merged into JPD with a full time secretary for the latter. But, after a period of experimentation once again there came into existence separate commissions and in 1989 in the General Body Meeting at Shillong JPD was left with only issues relating to Justice, Peace and Development.

1st JANUARY 2011: WORLD DAY OF PEACE - MESSAGE

22nd AUGUST 2010: JUSTICE SUNDAY - MESSAGE

17th AUGUST 2008: JUSTICE SUNDAY - MESSAGE

1st JANUARY 2007: WORLD DAY OF PEACE - MESSAGE