Most Rev. Anand Jojo, D.D.
Address	Bishop’s House, Diocesan Training Centre, Julu Park, P.B. 14 Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India 825301
Secretary	Fr. Manoj Tirkey
Residing Priests
Fr. Tomy A.J.	Jan Vikas Kendra, Director
Fr. Manoj Tirkey	Secretary cum Treasurer
Fr. Sameer Kerketta	Minister
Fr. Fr. Anup Lakra	Asst. Treasurer
Fr. Santosh Topno

The diocesan Training Centre was constructed for the purpose of the residence of Bp. Charles Soreng, S.J. then (and now Anand Jojo, D.D.) and the curia in the year 2001. It serves not only for the above-mentioned purpose but it is also used for various offices such as catechetical, and finance. At the moment it is also the priests’ residence. Priests and seminarians who are sick and old are also sheltered in DTC. The Centre holds meetings, seminars, discussions, group gatherings, prayer meetings, marriage preparation courses and training programmes, retreats and get-togethers. Guests from the country and abroad are also accommodated in the Centre, which also at the moment serves as the Bishop’s House.

Directress	Sr. Neelam Xess H.C.
Address	Diocesan Catechetical Centre, C/O Diocesan Centre, Julu Park, P.B. 14, Hazaribag, Jharkhand 825 301
Email	xessneelam@gmail.com

The aim of the Diocesan Catechetical Centre is to deepen the faith of the catholic faithful in the diocese of Hazaribag in the five districts of Chatra, Koderma, Ramgarh, Hazaribag and Bokaro keeping in mind the vision of the diocese i.e., “the establishment of a Caring Sharing and Self- Reliant Society founded on the Dying and Rising Christ’s Values of Justice, Peace and Love”. The team gives priority to bring about a renewal in the local church by establishing SCCs. It organizes seminars for the clergy, religious, teachers, catechists, BCC leaders, animators and the laity in the parishes and marriage preparation for would be couples. The team encourages establishment of SCC units and faith communities in the parishes. It takes care of the teaching of catechism in the schools, conduct their exams and give training to the catechism teachers and conducts retreats, recollections for them and for the laity at large. The team also helps for the preparation of reception of other sacraments in the parish units. It also aims at the active participation of the laity in the local churches.

Directress	Sr. Remya CHF
Address	Diocesan Health Service Centre, C/O Diocesan Centre, Julu Park P.B. 14, Hazaribag, Jharkhand 825 301

The Diocesan Health Service Centre renders its service to the all five districts of the diocese. For this health apostolate the medical team is available for all villages to provide them with better medical care and medical service especially to the poor and the needy. The main aim is to build up self-reliant healthy community through an integrated approach. To support the medical care the diocese has built a separate wing in 2009 named as Hazaribag Diocesan Health Centre.

The Team’s Activities are

• Malaria and Anemia Control Programme
• School Health- Seminar, medical check up
• Mother and child care and safe delivery
• Immunization-village level organizing
• Identification and control of major Health problems (TB, Anemia, Malaria, Leprosy, and Diarrhea)
• Training of village health workers and traditional birth attendance
• Herbal training (village and diocesan level)
• AIDS awareness programme and de-addiction training in the villages
• Organizing women, developing leadership and helping them to be agents of change in the Family, Sanitation & safe housing in the villages.
• Organizing health camps & formation of village health committee & their training.
• House visits and health education (for seasonal disease)
• Rendering medical and health services to other sub-centers
• Integrated health programme (non-formal education, community and social development, Organizing of health melas and Mahila Diwas, imparting of government related health Facilities, and conducting of evaluation meetings.
• Income generation activities for women and youth.

Director	Fr. Tomy A.J.
Address	Jan Vikas Kendra, Julu Park P.B. 14, Hazaribag Dt. P.O. Jharkhand – 825 301
E-mail	jvkhzbag@gmail.com

Jan Vikas Kendra (JVK) Hazaribag is the social service wing of the catholic diocese of Hazaribag. In the year 1995 the Diocese of Hazaribag was bifurcated from the Diocese of Daltonganj comprising the civil districts of Hazaribag, Bokaro, Ramgarh, Chatra and Koderma. The new Diocese realizing the need for social involvements and public contact opened the Jan Vikas Kendra as the social service wing of the Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag. The Vision and Mission of this organization is to establish a just and humane society based on love peace, equality and dignity to all through empowerment of society by capacity building of the most marginalized especially the Tribals and Dalits by means of training advocacy and networking.
Fr. Karma Kachap was the first director of Jan Vikas Kendra. He served the society from 1996 to 2002. Fr. George Cittady was the second director of Jan Vikas Kendra and he served the society from 2002 – 2009. Fr. Karma Kachap was again appointed as the director from 2009 – 2011 and Fr. Tomy (Joseph A John) was appointed as the fourth director in October 2011. Fr. Michael Lakra served as the assistant director from 2009 to 2012, Fr. Manoj Tirkey served as the assistant director from 2012 to 2013 and Fr. Prabal Khakha is appointed as the assistant director from the year June 2022.
The society, established in 1996, was registered in Bihar bearing the Registration Number 153 and registered again with Govt. of Jharkhand in 2006 bearing the Registration Number 202. It was granted the 12A registration of tax exemption in the year 98-99 and has been granted 80G tax exemption on 19th May 2006 and was granted FCRA in 2006 with the Registration Number 337750040.
Jan Vikas Kendra got the renewal of 12A with the Registration number AAATJ1096ME20034 on 24.09.2021 and 80G on 02.10.2021 with the registration number AAATJ1096MF20123. We got the FCRA renewed in the month of March 2022. The number remains the same.

Vision

To create a caring sharing, participatory, outreaching, exploitation free self-reliant society

Mission

• To be present with the marginalized accompanying them as they empower themselves and affirm their dignity to fullness of life
• To lead and guide farmers, children and youth
• To promote women empowerment
• To form and enhance local leadership
• To nurture the tribal & Dalit heritages and inclusive outreach to all communities and dialogue and reconciliation with all people and religion
• To form an eco-friendly community that cares for mother earth and the poor and protects and promotes clean environment
• To enhance networking and collaboration in order to care for migrants, the displaced and creating awareness and stopping human trafficking

The main objectives and activities of Jan Vikas Kendra:

• Sustainable livelihood opportunities created for all especially the poor and the marginalized
• Ensured effective governance and holistic development for the society
• Quality skill training imparted to women and the other unemployed youth and dropouts
• Created women empowerment through sensitization, empowerment and awareness programme
• Collaborated with government departments and other NGOs in bringing awareness and protection in times of natural calamities and epidemics.
• Reduced unsafe migration and human trafficking by forming Village Vigilance committees and through sensitization programme
• Capacity building of farmers through training in scientific farming, organic farming and making of manure and pesticides organically
• Promoted environment protection through tree plantation
• Promoted indigenous seeds and herbal and home remedies
• Promoted kitchen garden and herbal garden through distribution of vegetable seeds and herbal plants and training programmes
• Health awareness programmes and medical camps conducted in the project villages
• Distributed food & medicines and dry ration kits to migrant labourers and poor villagers during covid-19 lockdowns
• Supported many in medical emergencies with financial support for their treatment

Fr. Anmol Ekka	Rector
Fr. Sujit Bilung	Assistant Rector
Fr. Sujit Bilung	Minister
Address	St. Mary’s Minor Seminary P.O. Sitagarha, Dt. Hazaribag – 825 301, Jharkhand
Phone No.	06546 – 226462

St. Mary’s Minor Seminary was started on 1ST July 1996 in Ramgarh Parish with 6 candidates. Fr. Jose Thalissery is the founding rector. After three years, in 1999 the seminary was shifted to Sitagarha. A seminary house was built there. In the course of years, the number has increased and at present we have 80 seminarians in formation. Out of eighty, fourteen are in theology, twelve of them are in different parishes doing regency as post philosophers, ten are doing their college studies with philosophy, seven are doing their spirituality course and the rest are having their minor seminary formation. The patron saint of the minor seminary is Mary our Mother. The seminary celebrates its feast day on 8th September.

OFFICE BEARERS
Director	Fr. Cyriac Joseph
Secretary	Sr. Karuna Bara
Treasurer	Fr. Antony K.J.
Address	HACEDA, Education Office, C/O Catholic Ashram, Hazaribag P.O. Hazaribag, Jharkhand 825 301
Phone No.	06546-225996

Education being the key to the development of human beings and the nation is a very important apostolate in the Diocese of Hazaribag. The Diocese lays great emphasis on education, because there are so many people who are illiterate. There are many children, who do not go to school or have no school to go to. Therefore, we have sought and invited various religious Congregations and laity to take up this educational work. The diocese has many Congregations and some laity, running the schools according to their charisms.
To obtain our common goal- the development of human beings according to the values of Jesus Christ, we have a common vision, one mission and the same objectives in the diocese. All groups, engaged in educational work, have agreed to come together in an association called, the Hazaribag Catholic Education Association. The Association originated with the division of Daltonganj diocese. It has its roots in the Catholic Christian Minority Board of Education, Hazaribag –Palamau, which came into existence when a number of Catholic educationists of Hazaribag- Palamau Districts, who shared an educational vision and felt the need for unity and direction in their apostolate, got together and set up an Educational Association in the year 1981.
The Hazaribag Catholic Education Association is an organ of Catholic Organizations which have established and manage educational institutions in the Hazaribag Catholic Diocese, which comprises the districts of Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Chatra, Koderma and Bokaro. It is an Association in which all the managing bodies of our schools meet together, with the aim of arriving at common decisions, and managing their schools with a common vision. The religious superiors, who have authority in their own schools in the Diocese, agree in matters, which touch the educational work of the whole Diocese, to exercise their authority over their schools not individually, but in a corporate way, under the leadership of the bishop. Since the aim of the Association is not absolute uniformity, but arriving at common policies and guidelines about educational matters, the managing body retains the freedom to pursue its own specific educational orientation within the framework of the agreed upon diocesan policy. In the implementation of this policy, the freedom and initiatives of individual managing, bodies to experiment in the search for more appropriate educational methods is always respected.

The aim and objectives of the association are summarized as follows

• To determine common educational policies and philosophies;
• To co-ordinate the Catholic educational apostolate within the Diocese;
• To set standards of professional excellence in the educational institutions;
• To foster Christian principles in the educational institutions;
• To encourage any creative and innovative activity which looks to the improvement of the Catholic Educational Institutions of the Diocese
• To provide a forum for discussion of management problems;
• To encourage cooperation and support of Government endeavors aimed at educational Improvement;
• To help schools in their dealings with government;
• To arrive at common policies in regard to minimum pay, service conditions etc.
• To be informed of plans foe school expansion, building etc;
• To arrange for regular meetings of Secretaries and heads of schools;
• To provide a domestic court of appeal in disciplinary matters;
• To take steps to attain the above mentioned aims and objectives through functions such as but not limited to the following;
• General body meetings of the Association;
• Consultation within large or small groups to develop vision statements, or overall, long term planning or co-operation and support within common apostolate;
• In-service training;
• Evaluation of the overall educational apostolate from to time;
• Cultural activities;
• Combined games programs
• Evaluation and inspection of schools.

The association coordinates the apostolate of twenty-four hostels, forty primary schools, thirty-three middle schools, sixteen high schools, five plus two schools, three women’s empowerment centers, one Montessori school with a training school for the hearing challenged, an institute imparting trade skills for drop-outs, two open national schools offering high and plus two courses, and a primary teachers education college. There are one thousand one hundred trained teachers serving thirty-six thousand students, (sixteen thousand seven hundred girls and nineteen thousand three hundred boys) in our educational institutions. There is a research center and a special team (Bare Foot Teachers Training Program) engaged in uplifting the standard of teaching in our primary and middle schools. Late Fr. Michael Eather, S.J. had researched the effective teaching –learning process of village children and produced mathematical and English textbooks for our village schools. From the beginning of the Diocese, educational research has been at the forefront of our educational apostolate and continues to be so. Besides a flourishing faith formation program, linked to the basic Christian community movement, an HIV / AIDS awareness program has been initiated in all the school of the Diocese.

Director	Fr. Sameer Kerketta
Asst. Director	Fr. Paulus Baxla
Address	Bishop’s House Hazaribag, Diocesan Training Centre, P.O. & Dt. Hazaribag – 825 301, Jharkhand

Vision Statement

“The Integral formation of the youth and the mobilization of their exuberant energies so as to commit themselves to the creation of a just and new society, Indian in character and founded on genuine Christian value of love, peace and justice.”

Aim and Objectives

The aim and objectives of the mission and vision is to actualize the dream of a new society, i.e. Peace and justice. To realize the cherished dream, the following measures are to be under taken:

• That the youth be guided to a deeper realization of their innate talents, potentialities and Aspirations and thus be enabled to play leadership roles in the society.
• That the youth be made sensitive to the “grief and anguish” of the people around and set in the process of liberation and integral development.
• That the youth come to a fuller understanding of the church and its mission to join in its Struggle for the building up of the kingdom of God
• That the youth be animated by Christian faith, play the prophetic role in their option for the marginalized and the dispossessed.

In order to actualize the above-mentioned awareness and knowledge among the Animators, ICYM, YCS / YSM and the youth of today we are fostering and conducting the following programmes:

• Leadership Programmes
• Career Guidance
• Personality development
• Spirituality
• Child Rights
• Animation Programmes
• YCS / YSM Review of Life
• Sex Education
• Awareness Programmes
• Human Rights Training Programmes
• Faith formation Programmes.

Directress	Sr. Neelam Xess H.C.
Address	Holy Childhood / Crusveer Diocesan Training Centre, Julu Park, P.B. 14, Hazaribag, Jharkhand 825 301
Phone No.	06546- 272250
Email	neelamxess@gmail.com

Holy Childhood Society is one of the Pontifical Mission Societies which is active and functioning well in our Diocese. The main aim of this Society is to animate the children (from the age of 6 - 14) to grow in faith and become little missionaries of Jesus. In Hazaribag diocese it works combined with the “Eucharistic Crusade” known as the “Crusveer”. We have 21 units in the parishes and schools comprising of 400 full-fledged Eucharistic crusaders with 40 animators and about 500 members as candidates. We conduct weekly meetings, prayers and have once a month Holy Eucharist at the unit levels. Once a year, annual “Rally” is organized where all the children participate and utilize the occasion to present their activities according to each year’s theme. Often the monthly intention of the church and the Holy Father is taken as the theme of the meeting and prayers are offered for the missionary intention of the Holy Father.

Spiritual Advisor	Fr. Anthony K.J.
Address	Transfiguration of our Lord Cathedral Catholic Ashram P.O. & Dt. Hazaribag – 825 301, Jharkhand
Phone No.	06546 – 225874

Diocesan Catholic Sabha is an organization of Catholic men. They have their annual General Body meeting around February-March in consultation with the bishop. In the meeting they take up issues connected with the society, religion, economic and politics. They encourage Christian involvement for the solution of the problems. They also encourage the laity regarding their role in the secular field as Christian. Each parish has its own Catholic Sabha affiliated to the diocesan Catholic Sabha.

Directress	Sr. Neelam Xess SCSC
Spiritual Advisor	Fr. Anthony K.J.
Address	Transfiguration of our Lord Cathedral Catholic Ashram P.O. & Dt. Hazaribag – 825 301, Jharkhand
Phone No.	06546 – 225874

Catholic Women of the diocese have organized themselves as Diocesan Catholic Mahila Sangh. Executive committee members are elected by the general body who meet once a year. All the members from different parishes elect the central executive committee. In their meeting they discuss problems concerning women, socio-economic problems, political empowerment and religious and family issues. For this year they have taken the theme ‘Christian families and present-day problems’ for their discussion. Their cooperation in the church is praiseworthy.