Bishop Selvarajan Dasan

Bangalore, February 8, 2025 (CCBI): The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr D. Selvarajan (62) as Coadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara, Kerala on February 8, 2025. Since 2011, he has been the Judicial Vicar of Neyyattinkara, and since 2019, he has been the Parish Priest of St. Francis Xavier in Thirupuram. He was born on January 27, 1962, in Valiyavila. He studied Philosophy and Theology at St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary in Alwaye and earned a License and Doctorate in Canon Law at the Université catholique de Louvain. He was ordained a priest on December 23, 1987, for the Archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Latins. After his ordination, he held the following positions: Parish Priest of St. Albert in Muthiyavila (1988-1994); Director of Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Latins (1991-1995); Parish Priest of St. Jude in Chinnathurai (1994-1995); Parish Priest of St. Theresa in Manikkapuram (1995); Defender of the Bond at the Tribunal of Trivandrum and Director of Pastoral Care (2001-2003); Parish Priest of St. Paul in Maranelloor and Director of Schools (2001-2008); Defender of the Bond at the Tribunal of Neyyattinkara (2001-2011); Member of the College of Consultors and the Diocesan Council for Economic Affairs (since 2007); Chancellor and Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Cathedral (2008-2014); Parish Priest of Sacred Heart and Director of the Logos Pastoral Centre (2014-2019). Msgr. Selvarajan Dasan was born on 27 January 1962 in Valiyavila, diocese of Neyyattinkara. He studied philosophy and theology at Saint Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary in Alwaye and was awarded a licentiate and doctorate in canon law from the Université Catholique de Louvain. He was ordained a priest on 23 December 1987 for the metropolitan archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Latins. After priestly ordination, he held the offices of parish priest of Saint Albert in Muthiyavila (1988-1994), director of catechesis of the metropolitan archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Latins (1991-1995), parish priest of Saint Jude in Chinnathurai (1994-1995), parish priest of Saint Theresa in Manikkapuram (1995), defender of the bond of the Court of Trivandrum and pastoral director (2001-2003), parish priest of Saint Paul in Maranelloor and director of schools (2001-2008), defender of the bond in the Court of Neyyattinkara (2001-2011), member of the College of Consultors and the diocesan Council for Economic Affairs (since 2007), chancellor and parish priest of Immaculate Conception Cathedral (2008-2014), parish priest of Sacred Heart and director of the Logos Pastoral Centre (2014-2019). Since 2011 he has served as judicial vicar of Neyyattinkara and, since 2019, parish priest of Saint Francis Xavier in Thirupuram.