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Chairman
Bp. Rt. Rev. Dr. Joshua Mar Ignatios
Amalagiri Catholic Bishop's House, Punnamoodu,
Mavelikara - 690 101
Alappuzha Dt., Kerala, India
Tel (O): +91 479 - 2307558,
Fax (O):+91 479 - 2307558
E-mail: marignathios@yahoo.co.in
Vice-Chairmen
Abp. Most Rev. Dr. Mar Andrews Thazhath
Archbishop's House,
Trichur - 680 005,
Kerala, India
Tel: +91 487 - 2333325, 2338203 (O), 2333541 (P),
Fax: +91 487 - 2338204
Secretary
Rev. Dr. Stephen Alathara
Secretariat, Pastoral Orientation Centre, P. B. No.
2251 , Palarivattom P.O, Kochi-682025, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 484-2805722, 2805815, Fax: +91 - 484-2806214
E-mail: stephenalathara@gmail.com,
deputysecretary@kcbcsite.com
The Pastoral
Orientation Centre (POC) is the Secretariat of the Kerala Catholic
Bishops’ Council (KCBC) and the regional pastoral organization of the
Catholic Church in Kerala. The POC under the auspices of the Kerala
Catholic Bishops’ Council is a sign and source of the dynamism and
unity of the Catholic Church of Kerala. It is the common abode of the
three ritual Churches - the Latin, the Syro-Malabar and the
Syro-Malankara and its end is to be at the service of all the people
of Kerala. His Eminence Macmillan Cardinal de Furstenberg of the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches inaugurated the POC on February
19, 1968 in order to materialize the spirit of II Vatican Council,
which was a clarion call for renewal within the Church and dialogue
with all sections of human society.
The mission of the
POC is to empower the Church in Kerala for a renewed and committed
Christian life and witness. It is realized through proper
conscientisation and co-ordination of activities of various
commissions and departments by regional pastoral assessment,
communication and formation in leadership, evangelization, ecumenism
and interfaith dialogue, social commitment with special emphasis on
publications of value based education, Bible and regional translation
of the official documents of the Apostolic See etc.
The KCBC Commission
for the Pastoral Orientation Centre has the function of coordinating the various apostolic activities of the commissions and
departments which have their central offices at the POC. The POC
strives to provide proper orientation to the different catholic
organizations, by the activities and initiatives based on the Gospel
of Jesus, relevantly restated by the Second Vatican Council.
Contact:
Secretary, POC Commission
Secretariat, Pastoral Orientation Centre, P. B. No.
2251 , Palarivattom P.O, Kochi-682025, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 484-2805722, 2805815, Fax: +91 - 484-2806214
E-mail: stephenalathara@gmail.com,
deputysecretary@kcbcsite.com
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