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Regional Bishops' Councils
 
 

1. The AGRA REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL (ARBC) 
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Agra and dioceses of the Oriental Rites in U.P., Uttaranchal and Rajasthan. 
Chairman: Abp Oswald Gracias (Agra)
Secretary: Bp Oswald Lewis (Meerut)

2. The ANDHRA PRADESH REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL (APRBC) 
The Province consists of all the Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam and dioceses of Oriental Rites in Andhra Pradesh. 
Chairman: Bp Kagithapu Mariadas (Visakhapatnam)
Secretary: Abp Marampudi Joji (Hyderabad)

3. The BENGAL REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL (BRBC)
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta.
Chairman: Abp Lucas Sirkar (Calcutta) 
Secretary: Bp Thomas D'Souza (Bagdogra)

4. The BIJHAN REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL (BRBC) 
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Ranchi and Patna. 
Chairman: Bp Charles Soreng (Hazaribagh) 
Secretary: Fr Cherubim Tirkey
C/o Social Development Cenre, Purulia, Ranchi 834 001. (Jharkhand)

5. The KARNATAKA REGIONAL CATHOLIC BISHOPS' COUNCIL (KRCBC)
The Province consists of all the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore and dioceses of Oriental Rites in Karnataka.
Chairman: Abp Bernard Moras (Bangalore)
Secretary: Fr S. Jayanathan
Archbishop's House, Post Bag No. 2, Bangalore 560 046. (Karnataka)

6.The KERALA CATHOLIC BISHOPS' COUNCIL (KCBC)
Comprises all the Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Changanasserry, Ernakulam, Trichur, Tellicherry, Trivandrum and Verapoly.
Chairman: Cardinal Varkey Mar Vithayathil (Ernakulam - Angamaly)
Secretary: Bp Joshua Mar Ignathios (Trivandrum A.D)

7. The COUNCIL OF BISHOPS' OF MADHYA PRADESH AND CHATTISGARH (CBMP) 
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Bhopal and dioceses of Oriental Rites in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
Chairman: Abp Pascal Topno (Bhopal)
Secretary: Abp Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel (Raipur)

8. The REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL OF THE NORTH 
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Delhi. 
Chairman: Abp Vincent M. Concessao (Delhi)
Secretary: Bp Gerald J. Mathias (Simla - Chandigarh)

9. The NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL COUNCIL 
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Shillong, Guwahati and Imphal.
Chairman: Abp Joseph Mittathany (Imphal)
Secretary: Bp John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (Diphu)

10. The ORISSA BISHOPS' REGIONAL COUNCIL
The Province consists of the Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Cuttack - Bhubaneshwar.
Chairman: Bp Thomas Thiruthalil (Balasore)
Secretary: Bp Lucas Kerketta (Sambalpur)

11. The TAMILNADU BISHOPS' COUNCIL (TNBC)
The Province consists of all the Bishops of ecclesiastical provinces of Madras - Mylapore, Madurai and Pondicherry-Cuddalore and dioceses of the Oriental Rites in Tamil Nadu.
Chairman:  
Secretary: Abp Peter Fernando (Madurai)

12. The WESTERN REGIONAL BISHOPS' COUNCIL
The Province consists of all the Bishops of the ecclesiastical provinces of Bombay,  Nagpur, Goa and dioceses of Oriental Rites in the Western Region.
Chairman: Abp Stanislaus Fernandes (Gandhinagar)
Secretary: Bp Edwin Colaco (Amravati)