The Catholic Bishop's Conference of India has elected a new team of chairpersons to the various CBCI Commissions at its general body meeting in Bangalore, February 14,2006 Archbishop Oswald Gracias of Agra has been re-elected chairman of the Commission for Social Communications. The other chairpersons of the various commissions of CBCI are :

Doctrine : Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai

Clergy and Religious : Bishop Valerian D'Souza pf Poona

Ecumenism and Desk for Dialogue : Bishop Gali Bali of Guntur

Education and Culture : Archbishop Thomas Menaparambil of Guwahati

Health Care: Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore

Laity : Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Packiam of Trivandrum

Women : Bishop John Baptist Thakur of Muzaffapur

SC/ST and BC : Bishop Yohannes Gorantla of Kurnool

Youth : Bishop Leo Cornelio of Khandwa

Justice , Peace and Development : Bishop Yvone Ambrose of Tuticorin

Labour : Auxiliary Bishop Joshua Mar Ignathios of Trivandrum Major Archdiocese

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