Dominic Jala

Archbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B[1][2][3][4][5] (12 July 1951 – 10 October 2019)[6] was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong and the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India.[7][8][9]

The Most Reverend

Dominic Jala S.D.B.
Emeritus Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong
SeeRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong
Appointed22 December 1999
Installed2 April 2000
PredecessorTarcisius Resto Phanrang S.D.B.
Other postsChairman of the Lturgy Commission of North eastern Bishops Conference
Orders
Ordination19 November 1977
Consecration2 April 2000
by Thomas Menamparampil SDB
Personal details
Born(1951-07-12)12 July 1951
Mawlai, Meghalaya, India
Died10 October 2019(2019-10-10) (aged 68)
Colusa County, California, United States
Previous postProvincial of the Salesian congregation in Guwahati
Motto' To grow in the unity of the Holy Spirit '

Early life

He was born on 12 July 1951 in Mawlai, Meghalaya, India.

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Salesians of Saint John Bosco congregation on 19 November 1977.

Episcopate

He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong, India on 22 December 1999 and ordained a Bishop on 2 April 2000. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India on 15 October 2016.[10][11]

Death

Jala was killed in an automobile accident, on 10 October 2019, in Colusa County, California, United States.[12]

Writings

References
  1. EWTN Asia Pacific (2015-12-03), Bishop Dominic Jala talks about the importance of IEC 2016 event, retrieved 2017-08-21
  2. UND68 (2008-09-02), Archbishop Dominic Jala Visits St. Mary's Catholic Church, retrieved 2017-08-21
  3. "Rev. Dominic Jala ordains Laloo as priest". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. "Shillong Archdiocese". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. "Archbishop Dominic Jala on Shillong Archdiocese, part 1". Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  6. Archbishop Dominic Sala of Shillong Passes Away
  7. "Archbishop Dominic Jala on Shillong Archdiocese, part 1". Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  8. "Archbishop Dominic Jala Appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nongstoin | CCBI". ccbi.in. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. "Archbishop Dominic Jala Appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Shillong".
  10. "Archbishop Dominic Jala | Archbishop of Shillong Archdiocese Dominic Jala | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  11. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Dominic Jala [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  12. Shillong Archbishop Dominic Sala Dies in Fatal Car Crash
  13. Jala, Dominic (1987). Liturgy and Mission. C.L.V.-Edizioni liturgiche. Dominic Jala.
  14. Jala, Dominic (1987). Liturgy and mission (in Italian). Roma : C.L.V.-Edizioni Liturgiche.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Tarcisius Resto Phanrang S.D.B.		 Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong
1999		 Succeeded by
incumbent


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