Pope Francis on July 8 appointed Father Ferdinand Dkhar, as the bishop of Jowai in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya.
The 59-year-old bishop elect is currently the administrator of the diocese of Jowai.
Bishop elect Dkhar was born February 26, 1962, in Longkaluh, a parish under the diocese.
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