| 23 March 1972 |
Erection of Apostolic Exarchate
of Bijnor by the papal bull “Beatorum Apostolorum of Pope
Paul VI
Nomination of Fr Gratian Mundadan CMI as the Apostolic
Exarch of Bijnor
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| 25 July 1972 |
Fr Gratian
Mundadan CMI took charge as the Apostolic Exacrh of Bijnor
|
| 26 February 1977 |
Erection of the
Diocese of Bijnor by the Papal Bull “Quae Cum Romano” of
Pope Paul VI
Nomination of Apostolic Exarch
Gratian Mundadan CMI as the first Bishop of Bijnor
|
| 6 November 1977 |
Episcopal
Ordination of Most Rev. Gratian Mundadan CMI at Kalamassery
in Kerala |
| 8 December 1977 |
Enthronement of
Most Rev. Gratian Mundadan CMI as the first Bishop of Bijnor
at Padampur, Kotdwar |
| 18 May 1981 |
Death of 10
Missionaries in road accident at Satpuli |
| 24 June 1984 |
Inauguration of
the Diocesan Minor Seminary |
| 19 April 1988 |
Priestly ordination of Fr James
Thekkekaithackal, the first diocesan priest of the diocese
|
| 26 January 1997 |
Death of Fr Peter
Moothedan in road accident at Nawada |
| 5 December 2001 |
Laying of
the foundation stone for St Joseph’s Cathedral, Kotdwar
|
| 17 February 2002 |
Silver Jubilee
celebrations of the Diocese and the Episcopal ordination of
Most Rev. Gratian Mundadan CMI |
| 19 November 2002 |
Blessing of
UJALA: The Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Kotdwar |
| 17 October 2006 |
Death of Fr
Mathew Parackal, the Protosyncellus of the Diocese, at
Bijnor |
| 4 June 2008 |
Priestly
Ordination of Fr Francis Paul Masih, the first local priest
of the diocese |
| 14 August 2009 |
Nomination
of Fr John Vadakel CMI as the second Bishop of Bijnor
|
| 22 October 2009 |
Episcopal
ordination and enthronement of Most Rev. John Vadakel CMI
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