ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Port Blair

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Port Blair, India, the Reverend Visuvasam Selvaraj, of the clergy of Port Blair, until now diocesan administrator of the same see.
Msgr. Visuvasam Selvaraj was born on 4 January 1966 in Raja Annamalaipuram, in the metropolitan archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (State of Tamil Nadu). He began his priestly formation in the Minor Seminary of Madras, Santhome. He studied philosophy at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Chennai and theology at Saint Albert's College in Ranchi. He was ordained a priest on 8 May 1994 for the ciocese of Port Blair. He obtained a Master's degree in canon law from Saint Peter's Pontifical Institute in Bangalore (1999-2001).
Since priestly ordination he has held the following positions: parish vicar of the Cathedral (1994-1995); diocesan procurator (1995-1998); parish vicar in Mayabunder (1998-1999); director of diocesan Social Services (2001-2006); chancellor and judicial vicar (2001-2019); parish priest in Katchal (2006-2010); parish priest of the Cathedral (2010-2013); rector of the Shrine, member of the diocesan College of Consultors, deputy financial administrator and director of diocesan Social Services (2013-2015); financial administrator of the diocese (2015-2017) and vicar general (2017-2019). Since 2017 he has served as commissioner for Christian Communities and Catechesis and from 2020 to date, diocesan administrator of Port Blair. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 30/6/2021)

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