Former Prelates

Most Rev. Lawrence T. Cardinal Picachy SJ

Date of Birth August 07, 1916
Ordained November 21, 1947
Elected Bishop July 02, 1962
Episcopal Ordination September 09, 1962
Transfer to Kolkata August 10, 1969
Created Cardinal May 24, 1976
Eternal Reward November 29, 1992

Most Rev. Joseph Rodericks, S.J, Bishop of Jamshedpur

Date of Birth June 07, 1927
Ordained March 24 1958
Elected Bishop June 25 1970
Episcopal Ordination January 09, 1971
Retired January 09, 1996
Eternal Reward July 14, 2010

Most Rev. Felix Toppo, S.J Bishop of Jamshedpur

Date of Birth November 21, 1947
Ordained April 14, 1982
Elected Bishop July 18, 1997
Episcopal Ordination September 27, 1997
Transfer to Ranchi June 27, 2018
Installation August 06, 2018

Most Rev. Telesphore Bilung, SVD, Bishop of Jamshedpur

Date of Birth April 15, 1961
Ordained May 02, 1992
Elected Bishop May 06, 2014
Episcopal Ordination August 30, 2014
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, JH, India June 14, 1997
Consecration January 25, 1998
Nominated Apostolic Administer of the Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur June 20, 2019
Appointed Bishop of Jamshedpur December 11, 2021
Residence Bishop’s House, P.O. Golmuri Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum – 831003, Jh, India.