Bangalore Archdiocese

Media Release

Bengaluru, Jul 2 : The former CCBI Youth Commission national youth co-ordinator, Rev. Fr. Anil D’sa SDB has taken charge as the new youth director of Archdiocese of Bangalore on 1st July 2020, at Palana Bhvan here. Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, the Archbishop of Bangalore presided over the installation ceremony with solemn Holy Eucharist. Fr Amaranth , the outgoing youth director handed over the charges in the presence of a few youth office-bearers and other co-ordinators.

Fr. Anil D’sa was rendering his service as the Asian Chaplain of YCS (Young Catholic Students) at the Asian secretariat in Philippines. Due to the pandemic situation, he opted to continue his service from India with additional responsibility of being the secretary to the youth commission of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. In the past, he has also served as the regional youth director of ICYM Karnataka.

Fr Jacob Anil D’sa, a Salesian of Don Bosco, hails from Ranipura parish, Mangaluru. After his metric studies in Mangaluru, he joined the Salesians in 1994 at Mysuru. After 15 years of seminary formation in different parts of India, he was ordained a priest in 2009. As a new priest , he worked in Manipur among the Rongmei tribals for five months. He was appointed as Director of CHITRA Don Bosco, a social work wing of Don Bosco at Chitradurga, Karnataka in 2010. During his tenure, CHITRA Don Bosco received the Best NGO Award on the occasion of Rajyotsava from the district administration.

He was appointed as the regional youth director of Don Bosco Youth Services, Karnataka in 2011. And later he served the 14 dioceses of Karnataka as the regional secretary to the KRCBC Youth Commission. At the request of the CCBI youth commission, he rendered his service as the national co-ordinator of youth commission for a year.

Fr Anil being a part of youth ministry at various capacitiesfor several years, Bangalore Archdiocese is blessed to have a dynamic and experienced youth director. With the overwhelming support and co-operation of the youth and the clergy of Bangalore, Fr Anil hopes to serve the diocese to the best of his ability.