Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha is 14th Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese
Mangaluru: Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha ordained as the new Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese at Rosario Cathedral in the city on Saturday.
Archbishops of various states, including from Bengaluru, Goa; hundreds of devotees, religious leaders, dignitaries, and members of Christian Community, witnessed this historic ceremony that was held after 22 years in Mangaluru.
After performing various rituals of the religion, Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza and other Archbishops confirmed the willingness of Dr. Peter Paul D’Souza to take oath as the shepherd of the diocese and anointed him with holy oil.
Msgr Javier D Fernandez, representative of the Roman pope, read the Mandate from the Holy See in Latin. Fr Joseph Martis read the same in English, and Fr Victor D’Mello read it in Konkani.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
