Diocese of Krishnagar

 

Bishop Nirmol Vincent Gomes,S.D.B,D.D.

Bishop's House, Don Bosco Road, P.O. Krishnanagar-741101,

Nadia Dt., West Bengal, India

Pope Francis appointed Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB, as the new bishop of Krishnagar on             April 30, 2022.

Bishop Gomes was born on Feb 8, 1959, in Ranaghat in the Diocese of Krishnagar. After entering                                                      the minor seminary of the Salesians of Don Bosco at Bandel as an aspirant, he completed his          novitiate at Sunnyside, Shillong.

He did his studies in philosophy in Sonada, Darjeeling, and pursued his theological studies at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, where he was awarded a doctorate in the science of  education.

He made his religious vows as a Salesian of Don Bosco (SDB) on May 24, 1979. He was ordained a priest on

 July 22, 1989, in his native town of Ranaghat.

Bishop Gomes holds a licentiate in pedagogy (1988-1991) and a doctorate in pedagogical science 
(1997-2000) from the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS).

Earlier, he served as dean of studies at Salesian College, Sonada (1991-1997), rector of Salesian          

College, Sonada (2000-2006), assistant parish priest in Bongaon (2009-2010), vice-rector of  Don Bosco School, Siliguri (2010-2013) rector of Don Bosco School, Siliguri (2013-2014) and provincial of the

 Salesians of Don Bosco of Kolkata Province (2014-2020).