Rome: Pope Francis on Friday appointed Rev. Fr. Shyamal Bose of Baruipur clergy as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Baruipur. This ecclesiastical provision was made public in Rome.
Rev. Fr. Shyamal Bose was born in Gosaba in the Diocese of Baruipur, on 24th March, 1961. He joined St. John Mary Vianney’s Minor Seminary, Barasat and then studied at Regional Major Seminary Morning Star, Kolkata, and at St. Albert’s College, Ranchi. He was ordained priest for the Diocese of Baruipur on 5th May, 1991. He obtained a Licentiate in Biblical Theology from St. Peter’s Pontifical College, Bangalore (in 2010).
He has served the Diocese in the following ministries: Assistant. Parish Priest, St. Anthony’s Church, Keorapukar (1991-1994); Assistant. Parish Priest, Ascension Church, Khari (1994-1996); Parish Priest, Ascension Church, Khari (1996-1998); Director, Diocesan Social Service Centre Palli Unnayan Samiti (1998-2006); Vicar General and Chancellor of Diocese of Baruipur (2000-2006); Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Church at Thakurpukur (2006-2008).
From 2008 to 2010, he studied at St. Peter’s Pontifical College in Bangalore. He was appointed Director of the Regional Social Centre, Association of Bengal Collaborators for Development in 2011. He served as Assistant Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kumrokhali (2012-2013); Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kumrokhali (2013-2016). Since 2016 he is the Financial Administrator & Chancellor of the Diocese of Baruipur.
“We send our prayerful greetings and best wishes to Coadjutor Bishop-elect Shyamal Bose, welcome him to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and assure him of our prayers,” said Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.