• Source: Kishore Kumar Kujur

      • Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela, India.


      Early life and education


      Kujur was born on 6 January 1964 in Gaibira, Odisha, India. 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.


      Priesthood


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


      Episcopate


      Kujur was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela on 26 July 2013 by Pope Francis and consecrated a bishop by Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo on 29 September 2013.
      His episcopal motto is : THE MYSTERY OF FAITH


      See also


      List of Catholic bishops of India
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela


      References

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