Kishore Kumar Kujur

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Most Reverend

Kishore Kumar Kujur
Bishop of Rourkela
ArchdioceseCuttack-Bhubaneswar
DioceseRourkela
Appointed26 July 2013
PredecessorBishop Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D.
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination7 February 1993
Consecration29 September 2013
by Telesphore Toppo
Personal details
Born (1964-01-06) 6 January 1964 (age 60)
Gaibira Odisha India
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoTHE MYSTERY OF FAITH

Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela, India.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life & education[edit]

Kujur was born on 6 January 1964 in Gaibira, Odisha, India.[6][1] He studied at Saint Francis de Sales College. He joined the Minor Seminary in Sambalpur and than St. John's Regional Seminary. He completed his studies in philosophy at St. Charles Seminary, Nagpur. He completed his studies in theology from the Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo, Sason. He has also acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Licentiate from Pontifical Biblical Institute and a Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.[4][6]

Priesthood[edit]

On 7 February 1993, Kujur was ordained a catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sambalpur.[1][6]

Episcopate[edit]

Kujur was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela on 26 July 2013 by Pope Francis[6][4] and consecrated a bishop by Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo on 29 September 2013.[1]

His episcopal motto is : THE MYSTERY OF FAITH[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Diocese of Rourkela, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. ↑ Team, Cw (2013-07-29). "Clerical Whispers: Pope appoints three new bishops for India". Clerical Whispers. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Rourkela - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Bishop Kishor Kumar Kujur – Matters India". Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Three new Bishops for India". www.archivioradiovaticana.va. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

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