Niranjan Sual Singh

Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur, India .

Most Reverend Niranjan Sual Singh
Bishop of Sambalpur
Archdiocese	Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
See	Sambalpur
Appointed	26 July 2013
Installed	28 September 2013
Predecessor	Lukas Kerketta S.V.D.
Previous post(s)	Professor at the Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo Regional Theologate of Sason, Moderator of seminarians in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Orders
Ordination	29 April 1991
Consecration	28 September 2013 by Salvatore Pennacchio
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-20) 20 July 1961 (age 64) Kottamam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University
Motto	UNITED IN LOVE AND SERVICE

Early life and education

He was born in Kottama, India on 20 July 1961 to Mr. Ambrose Sual Singh & Mrs. Bastina Sual Singh. He holds a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 29 April 1991.

Episcopate

He succeeded Bishop Lukas Kerketta, S.V.D., and was appointed by the pope on 26 July 2013 and ordained on 28 September 2013.^[1][2][3]

See also

List of Catholic bishops of India