Basic Ecclesial Communities

Chairman

Most Rev. Selvister Ponnumuthan                Bishop of Punalur
Bishop’s House, Elampal P.O.
Punalur – 691 322, Kollam Dist, Kerala

 

Phone: +91-475-2225419, 2227078
Email: selvister.ponnu@gmail.com

Executive Secretary

Fr. George Jacob, SAC
Pallottine Animation Centre
Gorewada, Nagpur-440013
Maharashtra
 
Tel: +91-8999350783
Email: bec@ccbi.in

Member

Most Rev. Gerald John Mathias
Bishop of Lucknow
Bishop’s House, Hazratganj, P.B. No. 70
Lucknow – 226 001, Uttar Pradesh.

 

Phone: 0522-26225472, 2615644
Email: lucknowdiocese@gmail.com,  gjmathias@rediffmail.com

Member

Most Rev. Niranjan Sualsingh                                                                                     
Bishop of Sambalpur
Bishop’s House, Ainthapali
Sambalpur – 768 004, Odisha, India

 

Phone: 0663-2541656, +91 8658174176
Email: diogese@sancharnet.in

Brief History of the Commission

The CCBI established Commission for Basic Ecclesial Communities during the XXXI Plenary Assembly held from 7 to 14 January 2019, at Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu. Them members of the Assembly voted in favour of establishing the Commission and elected His Excellency Most Rev. Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas as its first chairman.

 

The Bishops decided to establish a Commission for Small Christian Communities to promote the Gospel values at the grass root level and prepare all faithful to witness the compassionate ministry of the Church in their local life situations.

 

The proposal to establish a Commission for Small Christian Communities was discussed in the 79 Executive Committee meeting of the CCBI held on 1 May 2018, at St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Being aware of the importance of the ministry the Bishops felt the need to establish a Commission.

 

Former Chairmen

  1. Most Rev. Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas, Simla-Chandigarh: 2019-2023
  2. Most Rev. Selvister Ponnumuthan,Bishop of Punalur: 2023

 

Former Secretaries 

  1. Fr. George Jacob, SAC; 2019