Bangalore: Bi-shop Ignatius Loyo-la Ivan Mascarenhas (75), Bishop of Si-mla-Chandigarh, retired on 12 April 2025, marking the end of a 16-year episcopal ministry that began on April 3, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Simla-Chandigarh on February 10, 2009. He was ordained on April 3, 2009. Over the next 16 years, he led the diocese with dedication, fostering evangelization, education, and community life. Bishop Ignatius also served as President of the Simla-Chandigarh Educational Society and remained actively involved in dioce-san development through various pastoral and educational initiatives. Nationally he led the CCBI Commi-ssion for Basic Ecclesial Communities from 2019 to 2023. He was also Se-cretary of the Regional Bishops of the North until 2017.