Media Release

Mangaluru, Aug 8: In a grand ceremony at the Bishop’s House recently, the diocese of Mangalore honoured prominent Catholic leaders and achievers. The event saw the felicitation of Stany Alvares, advocate Anil Sequeira, and Roshan Lobo by the bishop and members of the diocesan pastoral parishad.

Joachim Stany Alvares officially assumed the role of president of the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy for the 2024-2027 term at a recent ceremony held at the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) building.

Advocate Anil John Sequeira, a native of Borimar in Bantwal taluk, achieved a remarkable milestone by securing success in the Karnataka Civil Judge Examination 2023. At just 25, he cleared the prelims, mains, and interview stages, making him the youngest civil judge (judicial magistrate) in Karnataka.

Roshan Lobo from Vamanjoor parish, an esteemed advocate and former editor of ‘The Search’ magazine for YCS/YSM India (2013-2016), was elected as the international secretary general of the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS).

Additionally, the newly elected member of the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC), Ivan D’Souza, and Cyprian Monteiro were also invited to receive the honor but were absent from the event due to prior commitments.

The felicitation programme was part of the diocesan pastoral parishad meeting, which saw the attendance of diocesan officials, priests, nuns, and lay leaders.

During the same event, the second edition of the pastoral plan of the diocese of Mangalore for the years 2024-2026 was unveiled. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore, Msgr Maxim L Noronha, vicar general, and Fr Faustine L Lobo, coordinator of the pastoral plan, jointly released the pastoral plan book.