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Pope Francis Appoints Auxiliary Bishop of Tura, India

The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Jose Chirackal of the Tura clergy, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Tura (India), hitherto parish priest of St. Luke’s Church and Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, assigning him the titular see of Acufida.

Rev.do Jose Chirackal

Rev. Jose Chirackal was born on July 14, 1960, in Karukutty, Kerala, in the Archdiocese of Rite Syro-Malabarese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. After secondary school, he left the state of Kerala, moving to Shillong in 1976, for ecclesiastical formation. He attended St. Paul’s Minor Seminary, before studying Philosophy in Christ King College and Theology in Oriens Theological College, Shillong. He obtained a Baccalaureate in Arts from St. Anthony’s College. He holds a Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law from the Urbaniana University in Rome.

Praise the Lord

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