Fr. Jolly Puthenpura of the Diocese of Amravati has been appointed as the Assistant Executive Director of Caritas India. The appointment was made by the Standing Committee of the CBCI during its Standing Committee meeting in Bengaluru and announced to the Catholic Bishops gathered in the 33rd General Body Meeting at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru.

Fr. Puthenpura will take over the charge in April. His Excellency Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas SFX, Secretary General, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, informed all concerned about the new announcements.

The  33rd General Body Meeting of CBCI at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, will conclude on 9th February, 2018.