Dr Peter Paul Saldanha Appointed New Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese
Mangaluru: Dr Peter Paul Saldanha has been appointed by the Vatican as the new Bishop of Mangaluru diocese on July 3.
On July 3, the Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza announced the appointment of Dr Peter Paul Saldanha as the new Bishop of Mangaluru diocese at the Bishop’s House Kodialbail.
Dr Peter Paul Saldanha is the 14th Bishop of the Mangaluru Diocese which has 2,48,866 Christians belonging to 124 Parishes.
The outgoing Bishop Dr Aloysius has served the Mangaluru Diocese for 22 long years and will continue till the new Bishop will take charge of the Mangaluru Diocese.
Dr Peter Paul was born on April 27, 1964, in Kirem, Kinnigoli and was ordained on May 6, 1991, by the then Bishop Salvador D’Souza at the Bijai Church. After the ordination, Dr Peter has served in various Parishes in Udupi, Moodbelle and Mangaluru. In 2005, he went to Rome to pursue his higher education in Bible studies. He secured the Doctorate from Pontifical Urban University and started to teach in the same University. Dr Peter has written a book, “The Church Mystery of Love and Communication”.
We owe our sincere greetings to Rev. Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha, our new Bishop of Mangalore. What a lovely announcement to digest that while our existing Bishop is strong and healthy, we have now a new Bishop to carry forward all the new responsibilities and commitments of an ever-changing Diocese of India with nearly quarter of a million Catholics with more than ten dozen parishes.
Mangalore has all the potentials to grow with some of the most prosperous Christians who are so closely united with the rest of Hindus and Moslems. Mangalore is a growing city with increased population with added possibilities of growth and prosperity. The Christians of Mangalore have an important role to play in the progress of the entire Nation. We have all the Educational, Social, Economical, Industrial as well as Religious strength to move forward with dignity and diversity.
Thank you, Bishop Aloysius for all your leadership so far, and your continued help and guidance to the new Bishop will mean a great deal for our future progress of Mangalore.