Linus Pingal Ekka

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The Most Reverend

Linus Pingal Ekka
Bishop of Gumla
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Gumla
Predecessor Paul Alois Lakra
Orders
Ordination26 January 1994
Consecration12 January, 2024
by  Felix Toppo
Personal details
Born (1961-09-23) 23 September 1961 (age 62)
Chainpur, Gumla, Jharkhand
Nationality Indian
Denomination Roman Catholic
MottoAd vitam aeternam

Linus Pingal Ekka (born 23 September 1961) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of Gumla [1] from 2023. [2] [3]

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Early life

Linus Pingal Ekka first earned a master's degree at St. Aloysius College in Jabalpur and then licentiate in philosophy and theology at the Pontificial Urban University. On January 1994 he received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Gumla.

After his ordination, he initially worked in parish pastoral care from 1995 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2000 he was rector of the preparatory course in Karondabera. From 1995 to 1999 he studied again in Rome at the Urbaniana, where he received his doctorate in canon law. During his study he stay in Italy, he also worked as the pastor in Archdiocese of Udine. From 2000 to 2002 he was a visiting professor and the a full professor at St. Albert's Regional College in Ranchi until 2011 in director of the philosophy department. From 2011 to 2017 he was in the Archdiocese of Udine in Italy and worked as a parochial vicar in Ampezzo, precisely in the parish of Forni di Sopra. From 2017 to 2020 he was Chancellor of Diocese of Gumla and responsible for the church marriage process. From 2019 to 2020 he was an official of the diocese and judge at church court. As of 2021, he was the Diocesan administrator of the Gumla Diocese during the Sede Vacancy.

On 30 November 2023 Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Gumla. [4] [5] [6] [7]

See also

• List of Catholic Bishops of India

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop of Gumla Diocese Linus Pingal Ekka". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Father Linus Pingal Ekka". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Ranchi | Catholic News | Church in Jharkhand". Ranchi Archdiocese. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Publisher, MIL-OSI (1 December 2023). "MIL-OSI Translation: ASIA/INDIA – Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka Bishop of Gumla | ForeignAffairs.co.nz" . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Appointment of Linus Pingal Ekka New Bishop of Gumla Diocese". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "New Bishops for Kottapuram, Amaravti, Gumla, and Daltonganj Dioceses". CCBI. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka as Bishop of Gumla - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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