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MOST REV.FRANCIS TIRKEY
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BISHOP OF PURNEA |
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BORN ON
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24 TH JULY 1961
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BIRTH PLACE
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PETLA |
| PARISH | BANIYA, DIST. SARGUJA, CHATTISGARH |
| DIOCESE | JASHPUR |
| FATHER | LATE SULEMAN TIRKEY |
| MOTHER | LATE SOPHIA TIRKEY |
| SIBLINGS | 2 BROTHERS & 1 SISTER (ELDEST BROTHER GONE TO HEAVENLT
ABODE) |
| EDUCATION | PRIMARY : VIJAY ASHRAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BANIYA (1967-75) |
| MIDDLE | BHARAT MATA MIDDLE SCHOOL, BANIYA (1975-78) |
| HIGH SCHOOL | LOYOLA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUNKURI (1978-81) |
| LAGHU GURUKUL | BHAGALPUR LAGHU GURUKUL (1981-83) |
| B.A. | ST . ALOYSIUS COLLEGE, JABALPUR (1983-86) |
| REGENCY | ST.JOSEPH’E HIGH SCHOOL, GUHIAJORI (1986-87) |
| PHILOSOPHY | ST.ALBERT’S COLLEGE, RANCHI (1987-89) |
| REGENCY | ST.JOSEPH’S MIDDLE SCHOOL, GUHIAJORI (H.M.) (1989-90) |
| THEOLOGY | ST.JOSEPH’S REGIONAL SEMINARY,MANGLORE (1990-93) |
| PRIESTLY ORDINATION | 17 TH MAY 1993,JUMAIKELA |
| ASSISTANT PARISH PRIEST | MUNDLI, TINPAHAR (1993-94) |
| ADMINISTRATOR | SDC’DUMKA (1994-97) |
| M.A. | POST GRADUSTION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT,XISS, RANCHI (1997-99) |
| DIRECTOR | PURNEA SOCIAL & EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (1999-2024) |
| DIPLOMA | DIPLOMA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FROM COADY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUDE ,
CANADA (2001-2002) |
| DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATOR | DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATOR OF PURNEA DIOCESE
(2004-2007) |
| VICAR GENERAL | V.G. OF PURNEA DIOCESE (2007-2021) |
| BISHOP APPOINTED | 17 TH FEBRUARY 2024. |
| EPISCOPAL ORDINATION | 04 TH APRIL 2024,PURNEA. |