2023-Till Date
Most Rev. Louis Mascarenhas is the present Bishop of Allahabad and the chairman of the esteemed St. Aloysius’ Educational Society, Allahabad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad is a charitable and welfare society engaged in the work of upliftment and has been marginalized through various educational, medical and social work schemes and projects.
He has been a source of encouragement and support towards the development of the society.
Most Rev. Louis Mascarenhas
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
Chairman of St. Aloysius' Education Society
2013- 2020
It is an unaided Christian minority educational institution recognized by Government
of Uttar Pradesh, N.O.C. being granted to it on April 19, 1966 and is affiliated
to CISCE, New Delhi. It is run and administered by St. Aloysius Education Society,
Allahabad – Registered under Society Registration Act 1860 constituting its own
Memorandum of Association. The society is governed by the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Allahabad Pvt. Ltd. whose Chairman is the Bishop of Catholic diocese of Allahabad.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Raphy Manjaly is the present Bishop of Allahabad. Both St. Aloysius’
Educational Society, Allahabad and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad are charitable
and welfare societies engaged in the work of Upliftment of the poor and marginalized
through various educational, medical and social work schemes and projects.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Raphy Manjaly
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
Chairman of St. Aloysius' Education Society
He was born on 7th February 1958 at Vendore, Trichur Dist. Kerala. He did his schooling
at Tyagarajar High School Alagappanagar, Trichur Dist., Kerala. He pursued his training
for priesthood at St.Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra, U.P. and St.Joseph’s Regional
Seminary, Allahabad, U.P. He was ordained Priest on 11th May 1983. He was awarded
doctorate from Angelicum University, Rome in 1996. He was elected Bishop of Varanasi
on 24th February 2007 and now appointed as the Bishop of Allahabad on 17th October
2013.
1988 – 2013
He was born on 2nd January, 1947 at Kalathoor, Shirva, Udipi District of Karnataka. He did his schooling at St. Mary's High School, Shirva. He pursued his training for priesthood at the St. Paul's Seminary, Lucknow and Papal Seminary, Pune. He was ordained Priest on October 29th 1972. He was elected Bishop of Allahabad on May 5th, 1988.