Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar

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Diocese of Jalandhar

Dioecesis Iullundurensis

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St. Mary's Cathedral, Jalandhar.jpg
St. Mary's Cathedral
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Delhi
Statistics
Area51,120 km2 (19,740 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
19,296,682
113,259 (0.6%)
Parishes110
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary (Nativity), St. Francis of Assisi
Secular priests 89
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishopvacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto
Apostolic Administrator Agnelo Gracias
Bishops emeritus Franco Mulakkal
Website
jalandhardiocese.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur (Latin : Iullunduren(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Jalandhar in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

Contents

History

Leadership

Sexual assault case

IN 2021, a court ruled Bishop Franco was not guilty. On 14 January 2022, the Additional Sessions Court acquitted him of all charges. In 2018 a rape complaint against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the police received a copy of the victim nun's statement, given to Changanasseri, Kerala Judicial First Class Magistrate under Section 164 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC, India). [1] Kerala Police arrested Franco Mulakkal for allegedly raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016. [2] The arrest was made in September 2018 in Kochi, India. He was interrogated by the Kerala Police for three days before arrest. [3] Vijay Sakhare, inspector general of Kerala Police said "After our investigation, we have enough evidence that the bishop, prima facie, has committed the crime." [4] On September 20, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Mulakki's request for a leave of absence. [5] [6]

On 8 October 2018, Bishop Agnelo Gracias took office as apostolic administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the diocese, after Mulakkal's arrest.In 2022, the trial court found Bishop Franco not guilty and free from all the charges. [7]

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References

  1. New indian express rape news (7 July 2018), Rt. Rev. Dr. Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, Punjab, India , retrieved 7 July 2018
  2. "Kerala Police arrested Franco", Asianet News , retrieved 21 September 2018
  3. "Bishop Franco Mulakkal arrested in Kerala nun rape case". indiatoday. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. "Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun". CNN. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Vatican Accepts Bishop Franco's Resignation. YouTube .
  6. "Pope names administrator as Indian bishop investigated for alleged rape". 20 September 2018.
  7. "Apostolic Administrator - Diocese of Jalandhar". jalandhardiocese.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.

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