Archbishop Dominic Jala,

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(12 July 1951 – 10 October 2019) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong and the

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of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India.

Early life

Jala was born on 12 July 1951 in Mawlai, Meghalaya, India.

Priesthood

Jala was ordained a

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for the

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congregation on 19 November 1977.

Episcopate

Jala was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong, India on 22 December 1999 and

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on 2 April 2000. He was appointed

of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nongstoin, India on 15 October 2016.

Death

Archbishop Jala died in an automobile accident, on 10 October 2019, in Colusa County, California, U.S.

Writings

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