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Indian prelate of the Catholic Church (1951–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B.[1][2][3][4][5] (12 July 1951 – 10 October 2019[6]) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong and the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India.[7][8]
The Most Reverend Dominic Jala | |
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Emeritus Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong |
Appointed | 22 December 1999 |
Installed | 2 April 2000 |
Term ended | 10 October 2019 |
Predecessor | Tarcisius Resto Phanrang |
Successor | Victor Lyngdoh |
Other post(s) | Chairman of the Liturgy Commission of North eastern Bishops Conference |
Previous post(s) | Provincial of the Salesian congregation in Guwahati |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 November 1977 |
Consecration | 2 April 2000 by Thomas Menamparampil |
Personal details | |
Born | Mawlai, Meghalaya, India | 12 July 1951
Died | 10 October 2019 68) Colusa County, California, U.S. | (aged
Motto | To grow in the unity of the Holy Spirit |
Jala was born on 12 July 1951 in Mawlai, Meghalaya, India.
Jala was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Salesians of Saint John Bosco congregation on 19 November 1977.[citation needed]
Jala was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong, India on 22 December 1999 and ordained a Bishop on 2 April 2000. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India on 15 October 2016.[9][10]
Archbishop Jala died in an automobile accident, on 10 October 2019, in Colusa County, California, U.S.[11]
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