Dominic Jala

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Dominic Jala SDB (born July 12, 1951 in Mawlai , Meghalaya , India ; † October 10, 2019 in Colusa County , California , USA ) was an Indian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Shillong .

Life

Dominic Jala joined the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and received the sacrament of ordination on November 19, 1977 after his theological training . He was Provincial of his Order in Guwahati Province.

On December 22, 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Shillong. The Archbishop of Guwahati , Thomas Menamparampil SDB , donated him episcopal ordination on April 2, 2000 ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Imphal , Joseph Mittathany , and the Bishop of Tura , George Mamalassery .

On October 15, 2016 he was also appointed Apostolic Administrator of Nongstoin for the duration of the Sedis vacancy .

Dominic Jala was from 2003 to 2007 and since 2015 chairman of the liturgy commission of the Indian bishops' conference CCBI and a member of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). On October 28, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments .

He died as a result of a car accident.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong Passed Away. Indian Bishops' Conference, October 12, 2019, accessed October 12, 2019 .
  2. ^ Nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” di Nongstoin (India). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 15, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 (Italian).
  3. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 (Italian).
  4. ^ Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong Passed Away. CCBI, Bangalore, October 20, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
predecessor Office successor
Tarcisius Resto Phanrang SDS Archbishop of Shillong
1999-2019 		NN
personal data
SURNAME Jala, Dominic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Shillong
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Mawlai , Meghalaya , India
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 2019
Place of death Colusa County , California , USA