MANGALURU: The Mangaluru Diocese has got a brand new shepherd, as Holy See appointed Most Rev Peter Paul Saldanha as 14th bishop of the diocese. The new bishop will lead round 2,48,860 Catholics in 124 parishes below the diocese.
His appointment used to be declared via Pope Francis on Tuesday at Rome. It used to be also simultaneously announced in Delhi and Mangaluru.
Current bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza has served the diocese for 22 years and retired one-and-a-half-years in the past. He will proceed to be the apostolic administrator till the new bishop takes the fee because the bishop of Mangalore.
Peter Paul Saldanha, born on 27 April 1964 in Kirem parish, used to be ordained on May 6, 1991. He served as assistant priest at Moodubelle parish of provide Udupi diocese and in Milagres parish in Mangalore diocese.
He later went to Rome and earned a licentiate in 2001 and doctorate in Biblical Revelation in 2005 from Pontifical Urban University, the place he have been at the school for a long time.
Fr Peter Paul Saldanha has authored a book titled ‘The Church: Mystery of Love and Communion,’ which finds his wisdom and dedication to the church. He is known to be very people-friendly.
His appointment used to be declared via Pope Francis on Tuesday at Rome. It used to be also simultaneously announced in Delhi and Mangaluru.
Current bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza has served the diocese for 22 years and retired one-and-a-half-years in the past. He will proceed to be the apostolic administrator till the new bishop takes the fee because the bishop of Mangalore.
Peter Paul Saldanha, born on 27 April 1964 in Kirem parish, used to be ordained on May 6, 1991. He served as assistant priest at Moodubelle parish of provide Udupi diocese and in Milagres parish in Mangalore diocese.
He later went to Rome and earned a licentiate in 2001 and doctorate in Biblical Revelation in 2005 from Pontifical Urban University, the place he have been at the school for a long time.
Fr Peter Paul Saldanha has authored a book titled ‘The Church: Mystery of Love and Communion,’ which finds his wisdom and dedication to the church. He is known to be very people-friendly.
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