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Dr. Vincent Samuel S.T.D. Bishop of Neyyattinkara Bishop’s House, Neyyattinkara, Aralummood P.O. Trivandrum – 695 123, Kerala, India 0471 2223133, 2220693, Fax: 0471 2222262 E.mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.neyyattinkaradiocese.org Facebook : Neyyattinkara Diocese Twitter : NeyyattinkaraDiocese BIO - DATA OF THE BISHOP (S/o. Mr. C. Samuel & Mrs. D. Rosamma, Arayoor Parish) Born : 10-08-1950 Priestly Ordination : 19-12-1975 Elected Bishop : 14-06-1996 Episcopal Ordination : 01-11-1996 Feast Day : 27th September (St. Vincent de Paul) Motto : To Serve and Save His Excellency, Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel, affectionately known and addressed “Vincent pithavu”, hails from Arayoor Parish one of our traditional catholic parishes. The primary education was in L.M.S School at Arayoor and St. Peter’s U.P. School, Vlathankara . After the primary education with a strong sense of God’s calling he joined the Diocesan minor seminary, St. Vincent’s seminary, Palayam, to peruse his priestly studies and to discern his vocation. In 1967 he completed his S.S.LC. from St. Joseph’s High School, Trivandrum. He did his basic priestly formation in the St. Vincent’s Minor Seminary at Palayam, Trivandrum for two years. During the period from June 1969 to March 1976 he did his Philosophical and Theological studies at St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Carmelgiri and Mangalapuzha, Alwaye. His childhood dream of becoming a priest was fulfilled by his priestly ordination by Rt. Rev. Peter Bernard Pereira on 19 December 1975 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Palayam, Trivandrum . After the priestly ordination, he served in many parishes of the present Neyyattinkara and Trivandrum Dioceses as a zealous pastor and missionary. Then he was sent to Rome for higher studies and he obtained Doctorate in Systematic Theology in 1987 from Urban University, Rome. Then he was appointed as Professor in St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary, Alwaye for giving formation to the candidates of priesthood. There he was appointed as the Vice-Rector in 1994. Meanwhile, the Latin Diocese of Neyyattinkara was erected by His Holiness Pope John Paul II dated 14th June 1996 and he was appointed as the First Bishop of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara. Now as the Bishop of Neyyattinkara, he serves about 150,300 Catholics of Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and KattakkadaTaluks with powerful spiritual guidance as a good Shepherd and Bishop. His motto is “to serve and save”. Let us wish him as he enters into his 24th year of his episcopacy. HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE His Holiness Pope John Paul II by the Bull “Ad Aptius Provehendum” dated 14 June 1996 erected the Diocese of Neyyattinkara. The origin of Christianity in this area dates back to 1600 A.D. The people who received baptism from St. Francis Xavier came and settled in Neyyattinkara, Vlathankara, Amaravila and Parassala. In 1698 attempts were made to start a mission at Nemom. In 1707 the Jesuit Missionary Fr. Severia Borgis started Nemom Mission. The first converts were from the Nair Community. The first Church in this Diocese was erected in 1775 at Amaravila. Widespread missionary activities in the Diocese began at the dawn of the present century. It was the saintly Archbishop Aloysius Maria Benziger OCD the Co- adjutor Bishop of Quilon in 1900 and Bishop in 1905, who propagated Christian faith in the Diocese. His saintly life, powerful leadership, missionary zeal and generous assistance to missionary priests paved the way to the formation of several ecclesial communities and erection of many churches. The Diocese of Neyyattinkara was bifurcated from the Diocese of Trivandrum in June 1996. The erection of the new Diocese of Neyyattinkara and the appointment of Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel as its first Bishop were announced by Archbishop Soosa Pakiam at the Animation Centre, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram, on 16th of July 1996. Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel was Ordained as the First Bishop of new Diocese by Cardinal Joseph Tomko the Prefect of Congregation for Evangalization of Peoples, on 1st of November, 1996. And he took Ecclesiastical Possession of the Diocese on 5 November, 1996. The Diocese of Neyyattinkara consists of three taluks of Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad and Kattakada except the area that was erstwhile under the Padroado administration. The new Bishop’s House of the Diocese was blessed on 1st November 2016 on the 20th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of His Excellency, Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel, the first bishop of the Diocese. DIOCESE AT A GLANCE Diocese erected : 14-06-1996 Consecration of the Bishop : 01-11-1996 Patron of the Diocese : St. Joseph Worker Diocesan Day : May 1 Total Population : 1,452,396 Catholics : 155,769 Total area of the territory : 1497 Sq. Kms. Foranates : 11 Parishes : 88 Mission Stations : 156 B.C.C. Units : 1528 Priests working in the Diocese : 121 Priests Studying and working outside : 19 Diocesan Priests : 98 Religious Priests : 63 Men Religious Houses : 12 Women Religious Houses : 67 Sisters working in the Diocese : 325 Seminarians : 69 DIOCESAN OFFICIALS Vicar General : Very Rev. Msgr. G. Christudas Judicial Vicar : Very Rev. Msgr. D. Selvarajan Chancellor : Very Rev. Dr. Jose Raphael Episcopal Vicars Co-ordinator of Ministries : Very Rev. Msgr.V.P. Jose Regional Co-ordinators : Very Rev.Msgr. Rufus Pius Lean (Nedumangad Region) Very Rev. Msgr. D. Selvarajan (Neyyattinkara Region) Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent K. Peter (Kattakada Region) Episcopal vicar for finance : Very. Rev. Msgr Alphonse Ligouri Finance Officer : Very Rev. Fr. Sabu Varghese Secretary of Senate : Rev. Dr. Alosious Sathyanesan Procurator : Rev. Fr. Christopher Yasaya Secretary to the Bishop : Rev. Fr. Rahul Lal E.S. Associate Secretary to the Bishop : Rev. Fr.Sujin S Johnson DIRECTORS OF BOARDS Board for Pastoral Ministry : Very. Rev. Fr. Joy Sabu. Y Board for Family Ministry : Very. Rev. Fr. Joseph Rajesh Board for Youth Ministry : Very. Rev. Fr. Robin C Peter Board for Education Promotion : Very. Rev. Fr. Johny K. Lawrence Board for School Administration : Very. Rev.Fr. Joseph Anil Board for Social Action Ministry : Very. Rev. Fr. Rahul B. Anto Board for Lay Ministry : Very. Rev. Fr. Anil Kumar S.M. Board for Seminary, Clergy Religious and Vocation : Very. Rev. Dr. Christudas Thomson Board for Temporality : Very. Rev. Fr. Robert Vincent COLLEGE OF CONSULTERS Very Rev. Msgr. G. Christudas Very Rev. Msgr. V.P. Jose Very Rev. Msgr. Rufus Pius Lean Very Rev. Msgr. Vincent K. Peter Very Rev. Msgr. D. Selvarajan Very Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Liguori Very Rev. Dr. Jose Raphael FORANE VICARS 1. Aryanad : Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Augustin 2. Balaramapuram : Very Rev. Fr. Shaiju Das IVDei 3. Chullimanoor : Very Rev. Fr. Anilkumar S.M. 4. Kattakkada : Very Rev. Fr. Valsalan Jose 5. Kattakode : Very Rev. Fr. Robert Vincent 6. Nedumangad : Very Rev. Dr. Cyril C Hamis 7. Neyyattinkara : Very Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Liguori 8. Parassala : Very Rev. Fr. Joseph Anil 9. Perumkadavila : Very Rev. Fr. Shaju Sebastian 10. Undencode : Very Rev. Fr. M.K. Christudas 11. Vlathankara : Very Rev. Fr. John Bosco FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS Rt. Rev. Dr. Vincent Samuel Very Rev. Msgr. G. Christudas Very Rev. Dr. Jose Raphael Very Rev. Dr. Jayaraj J.R. ( Secretary ) Very Rev. Fr. Sabu Varghes ( Finance Officer ) Very Rev. Dr. Christudas Thomson Very Rev. Fr. Anil Kumar S.M. Very Fr. Joy Sabu. Y Mr. Clement, Uchakkada Mr. Rasilayan, Peyad Mr. Varghese, Vattappara DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL John Paul II Home, Neyyattinkara, Aralummood P.O. Trivandrum – 695 123 Judicial Vicar : Very Rev.Msgr. D. Selvarajan Mob. 9447864433 Email: [email protected]