New Bishop Ordained for Mandya

NEW DELHI, Apr. 13, 2010, 15:50 Hrs (CBCI News):

Monsignor George Njaralakatt was ordained as the first Bishop of the newly set up Syro-Malabar diocese of Mandya on April 7. The Episcopal ordination of Rev Msgr George Njaralakatt was held at the Infant Jesus Church in Hinkal in Mysore.

Mar George Valiamattom, the Archbishop of Thalassery was the main celebrant and Mar Jabob Thoomkuzhy, the Archbishop emeritus of Trichur and Mar Jose Porunnedom, the Bishop of Mananthavady were the concelebrants.

Most Rev Bernard Moras, the Archbishop of Bangalore delivered the homily. Rev Msgr George Njaralakatt is serving the Bhadravathi diocese as vicar-general since 2007.

The Mandya diocese was carved out of the eparchy of Mananthavady with permission from the Vatican by the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church. The newly-erected eparchy of Mandya has its jurisdiction over revenue districts of Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajnagar.