The new appointment was announced in Vatican today and simultaneously made public at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to India, which is a diplomatic mission Vatican state to India.
A release from the Archbishop's office here said Father Telephore Bilung would assist Cardinal Telesphore P Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi.
This is the first time that a Catholic priest from Odisha is appointed bishop in Jharkhand.
Father Telephore Bilung is a member of an international Catholic religious order called Society of Divine Word (SVD). Currently he was the provincial superior or head of SVD Eastern Indian province, the release added.
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