Diocesan Bishops
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ALANGARAM AROKIA SEBASTIN DURAIRAJ, SVD Bhopal
ALANGARAM AROKIA SEBASTIN DURAIRAJ, SVD
Archbishop of Bhopal
Personal Details
Born: 3-May-1957
Priestly Ordination:8-May-1985
Episcopal Ordination: 16-Jul-2009
Tel(P):  (0)9425927772
Email(P): durairajsvd@gmail.com
Contact Details
Archbishop’s House 33, Ahmedabad Palace Road, Bhopal - 462 001 (Madhya Pradesh)
Tel(O): 0755-2540829
Fax : 25 44 737
Email: archdiocebpl@gmail.com
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