Pope Francis has appointed Father Varghese Vinayanand Vekkal as the apostolic administrator of the Gurgaon Syro-Malankara diocese.
The appointment came August 28, two days after Bishop Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath of Gurgaon died of post Covid complications in a private hospital in New Delhi. The gathering at St Mary’s Cathedral, Neb Sarai, New DelhiAn official communication from Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, said the appointment took effect from August 28.