Clement Tirkey Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Clement Tirkey
Bishop of Jalpaiguri
Archdiocese:	Calcutta
Diocese:	Jalpaiguri
Appointed:	3 December 2014
Predecessor:	James Anthony Toppo
Successor:	Incumbent
Ordination:	21 March 1978
Consecration:	23 April 2006
Consecrated By:	Telesphore Toppo
Birth Date:	12 September 1947
Birth Place:	Chhattisgarh India
Nationality:	Indian
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Motto:	Collaborator of God with joy

Clement Tirkey is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri, India.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Tirkey was born in Chhattisgarh, India on 12 September 1947.

Priesthood

Tirkey was ordained a priest on 21 March 1978 for the Darjeeling diocese but was incardinated in Bagdogra diocese on 14 June 1997.

Episcopate

Tirkey was appointed bishop of Jalpaiguri on 31 January 2006 and consecrated on 23 April 2006 by Cardinal Telesphore Toppo.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishop Clement Tirkey Bishop of Jalpaiguri Diocese Clement Tirkey Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2019-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225163354/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-tirkey/159. 25 February 2019. dead.
2. Web site: Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal. www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com. 2019-02-25.
3. Web site: Diocese of Jalpaiguri, India. GCatholic. 2019-02-25.
4. Web site: Bishop Clement Tirkey [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2019-02-10.