Bengaluru, June 29 (CCBI) : His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Visuvasam Selvaraj (55), of the Clergy of Port Blair, as Bishop of Port Blair. This provision was made public in Rome on Tuesday, 29th June, 2021.
Fr. Visuvasam Selvaraj was born on 4th January, 1966, in Raja Anna Malaipuram, in the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore. He was ordained priest on 8th May, 1994, for the Diocese of Port Blair.
He served in the following Ministries :
Judicial Vicar and Chancellor (2001-2019); Parish Priest, St. Joseph’s Church, Katchal, Nicobar Dist. (2006-2010); Parish Priest of Stella Maris Cathedral (2010-2013); Diocesan Consultor (2010-2019); Rector of Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine, Director of Social Service; Vice-Procurator (2013-2015); Diocesan Financial Administrator (2015-2017); Vicar General (2017-2019). Since 2017: in-charge of Small Christian Communities and Catechetics. Since 2019: Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Port Blair.
Source : ccbi.in
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