DIOCESE OF VARANASI

Fullness in Truth

Diocesanal Officials and Curia

01.

Chancellor

Fr. Telesphore Kerketta

02.

Judicial Vicar

I Inst: Fr. John Abraham
II Inst. Fr. Telesphore Kerketta

03.

Diocesan Secretary

Fr. Peter Colaco

04.

Diocesan Procurator

Fr. Sunil Mathias

05.

Secretary for Educational Work

Fr. Thomas C. Mathew

06.

Director of Justice, Development and Peace

Fr. Julian Fernando

07.

Director of Laity

Fr. Thomas Lakra

08.

Directress of Family Apostolate

Sr. Ranjita, SRA

09.

Director of Dialogue

Fr. Philip Denis

10.

Director of Ecumenism

Fr. Vijay Shantiraj

11.

Director of Social Communications

Fr. S. Joseph

12.

Director of Evangelization

Fr. Joseph Camillus D’Costa

13.

Director of Catechists

Fr. Vijay Shantiraj

14.

Director of School Catechesis

Fr. Sebastian V

15.

Director of Youth ministry

Fr. Ajit Kumar

16.

Director of Liturgy

Fr. Henry Andrade

17.

Director of Vocation and Priestly Formation

Fr. Gabriel M.

18.

Director of Bible Apostolate

Fr. Sebastian V.

19.

Coordinator of Health ministry

Fr. John Paul

20.

Directress of Mahila Sangh

Sr. Kritika, SRA

21.

Directress of Women’s Uplift

Sister Sadhana, SRA

22.

Directress of T.B. Control

Father Mathew Kayany

23.

Directress of Holy Childhood

Sr. Annvita, SRA

24.

Director of other Pontifical Mission Societies

Fr. Cyril Menezes

25.

Editor of Diocesan Monthly

Fr. Richard Monteiro

26.

Director of Prison Ministry

Fr. Kasper Manimaran

27.

Care of Junior Priests

Father Cyriac Kuruvila

28.

Director of Labour Commission

Father Dilraj, IMS

29.

Director of Basic Christian Communities

Fr. A. Roselin Raja

30.

Director of Altar Servers

Fr. Prakash Das

31.

Directress of Crusveer

Sr. Sanjeeta, SRA

32.

Directress of Girls Sodality, Maria Sangh

Sr. Ashita, SRA

33.

Director of Student Support Programme

Fr. Thomas C. Mathew

34.

Personal Secretary to Bishop

Rockey A. V..

College of Consultors

Constituted on June 22, 2011

1. Fr. Peter Colaco

2. Fr. David Vazhapilly

3. John Abraham

4. Fr. Vijay Shantiraj

5. Fr. Cyril Menezes

6. Fr. Thomas Mathew

7. Fr. Susai Raj

8. Fr. Telesphore kerketta

9. Fr. Julian Fernando

 

Diocesan Finance Committee

1.

Fr. Cyril Manezes

2.

Fr. Peter Colaco

3.

Fr. John Abraham

4.

Fr. Telephore Kerketta

5.

Fr. Thomas C. Mathew

Diocesan Board of Education

1.

Rt. Rev. Eugene Joseph

Chairman

2.

Fr. Thomas C. Mathew

Secretary

3.

Fr. Louis Braggs

Member

4.

Fr. Susai Raj

Member

5.

Fr. Anthony Samy

Member

6.

Sr. Mabel, SRA

Member

7.

Sr. Siji, OLP

Member

8.

Sr. Limcy, FSM

Member

9.

Sr. Mary John, SCC

Member

10.

Sr. Cynthia, UFS

Member

Deans

1.

Fr. Vijay Shantiraj

Varanasi Deanery

2.

Fr. Ejekiel Dungdung

Ghazipur Deanery

3.

Fr. Mathew Kayany

Ballia Deanery

Deaneries

1.

Varanasi Deanery

Consists of Civil Districts: Varanasi, Sant Ravi Das Nagar (Bhadohi), Azamgarh, Jaunpur and Chandauli

2.

Ghazipur Deanery

Consists of Civil Districts: Ghazipur

3.

Ballia Deanery

Consists of Civil Districts: Ballia and Mau

ABOUT THE CHURCH

Though a small Diocese, Diocese of Varanasi is in a significant way a picture of Mother India. The very name of this Holy City conjures up the apex of the spirit’s endeavour in Hinduism.

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Bishop’s House
45, Varanasi Cantt.
Varanasi – 221002
Uttar Pradesh, India

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Phone : 05422502761

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