Felix Toppo, the Bishop of Jameshedpur diocese under the Roman Catholic Church, was officially installed as the archbishop of Ranchi at a special mass at the century-old St. Mary’s Cathedral at Purulia Road, Ranchi. He became the 4th archbishop to hold office since the diocese of Ranchi was carved out of the archdiocese of Kolkata on May 25, 1927. Till September 1953, the diocese of Ranchi was headed by a bishop. On September 19, 1953, the diocese of Ranchi was elevated as an archdiocese.
The new archbishop replaces His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore P Toppo, who held the post of archbishop of Ranchi since August 1985. His Eminence Cardinal Toppo continued to hold charge as archbishop even after his elevation to the College of Cardinals on October 21, 2003.
Born November 21, 1947, in Tongo village in Gumla district, Felix Toppo joined the Society of Jesus in 1968 and was ordained a priest on April 14, 1982.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
