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 PLATINUM JUBILEE 
May 25, 1927 - May 25, 2002

 

Telesphore Placidus Card. Toppo

Archbishop of Ranchi

His Holiness Benedict XVI

August 2009

Centenary celebrations of St. Mary's Cathedral Parish, Ranchi

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"Prepare the Way of the Lord"
                             (Mk. 1:3)

DIOCESAN SYNOD MESSAGE

The message sent by His Eminence, Ivan Cardinal Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on the occasion has been read by Telesphore P. Cardinal Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi, during the Diocesan Synod.

CONGREGATIO PRO GENTIUM EVANGELIZATIONE
N. 536/10

Rome, 27th January 2010

Your Eminence,

I was glad to hear that the Archdiocese of Ranchi will be celebrating its Archdiocesan Synod from the 7th to the 13th February 2010.

This is a very important moment in the life of the Archdiocese, for it invites the local Church to reflect on its life and plan for the coming years. A diocesan Synod is "an action of Episcopal governance and an event of communion" (Pope John Paul II, homily of the 3rd October 1992), a moment of evaluation and of renewal of its communitarian life and its mission. The work of the Synod is to promote acceptance of the Church's salvific doctrine and to encourage the faithful in their following of Christ.

The theme chosen for the Synod – "Love the Church" has particular relevance at this time in history. it is not a matter of inventing new programmes, for the programme already exists: it is the plan found in the Gospel and in the living Tradition of the Church.

I extend my best wishes to all the participants of your Archdiocesan Synod, and i pray that it be a time of true grace for the whole local Church.

With sentiments of high esteem and cordial regards, I remain

Yours fraternally in Corde Meiae

Ivan Cardinal Dias

Prefect

On behalf of all the members of the Ranchi Archdiocesan family, I extend a hearty welcome to you on this occasion of your visit to our official website.  Thank you for coming.  Greetings of peace and harmony.

This Archdiocese has a culture, an identity and a history of its own and you are quite right in inquiring about it.  This website, initiated during the Platinum Jubilee Year of Ranchi's existence as a full-fledged diocese, will supply you with some relevant data about this particular Catholic Christian Community in India and the necessary contact-information.

This indigenous Church is happy to be at the service of the wider Indian society.  It proclaims and fosters the values of mutual respect and appreciation, of justice and peace, of fraternity and equality.  Love and service is the only point on its agenda so that all people may have life and have it abundantly.  The Ranchi Archdiocese promotes mutual understanding, good will, cooperation and dialogue.  It stands for the natural, fundamental, and constitutional rights of every human person.  It subscribes to ahimsa and satyagraha.  At the same time 

APPEAL
Benefactors, in India or Abroad, willing to provide much needed and greatly appreciated financial assistance to build up a corpus fund, to develop the infrastructures of the Archdiocese and to support its many service oriented activities, may kindly send their donation by crossed cheque, A/c Payee only, made out in favour of "Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese" and send it to  Archbishop's House, P.B. No. 5, Purulia Road, Ranchi - 834 001, Jharkhand, India, or they may send it by direct bank transfer through SWIFT NO: IOBAINBBA-001 of INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, CHENNAI, INDIA for credit to Saving Bank A/c No. 10207 of RANCHI CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE with INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, PURULIA ROAD BRANCH, RANCHI - 834 001, JHARKHAND, INDIA.  Every contribution will be gratefully acknowledged.

 Archbishop's House, Purulia Road, Ranchi - 834 001, Jharkhand.
E-mail: telestoppo@gmail.com  ranchiarchdiocese@gmail.com  Phone: 91 651 2350549, 2350728, 2350539 Fax  91 651 2350144