His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga, as new Bishop of Raiganj. Catholic Bishops Conference of India offered best wishes to the new Bishop and assured him of their prayers for his new ministry.
Rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga was born on 3rd March, 1965 at Katkathi village in the Diocese of Gumla. He attended the Minor Seminary at Muzaffarpur, the Philosophy at Vishwa Jyoti Gurukul, Varanasi, and Theology at Bhopal RegionalSeminary. He was ordained Priest on 3rd May, 1997 for the Diocese of Muzaffarpur. Atthe bifurcation of the Diocese in 1998, he opted for the Diocese of Bettiah.Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga held the following Ministries and Offices: 1997-2000: Assistant Priest at Chuhari, 2000-2004: Parish Priest at Chanpatia, 2004-2009:Parish Priest at Dussaiya and Rector of St. Peter’s Minor Seminary, 2009-2015: Parish Priest at Chakhni, since 2015, Parish Priest atRamnagar, since 2017, Vicar General of Bettiah. He is also Dean of West Champaran, Member of the Priests Council, Diocesan Consultor, In-charge of Liturgy and Vocation Commission and Vocation promoter.
This ecclesiastical provision was made public public in Rome on Friday, 8th June, 2018, at noon local time, corresponding to 15:30 hours, Indian Standard Time.
