Senapati, India, Dec 11, 2023 / 16:22 pm
More than 10,000 Catholics from across the state of Manipur, which in recent months has witnessed a surge in sectarian violence, attended the Dec. 8 installation of the new archbishop of the Imphal Archdiocese, Linus Neli.
The Imphal Archdiocese, comprising the entire state of Manipur, held a solemn service led by outgoing Archbishop Dominic Lumon with Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli delivering a special message to the assembled, calling for unity in this time of conflict and hardship.
Eighteen bishops from northeast India, more than 200 priests, and 500 nuns were also in attendance at St. John Bosco Parish in Senapati, a two-hour drive over mountainous terrain from the capital of Manipur.