{"id":9802,"date":"2019-03-04T19:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T19:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=9802"},"modified":"2019-03-13T04:37:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T04:37:08","slug":"04-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=9802","title":{"rendered":"ICPA gets first Malayali lay person president in 60-year history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> ICPA, which enjoys CBCI\u2019s patronage has representation in international media organisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"217\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IgnatiusKERALA04mar2019.jpg?resize=214%2C217\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9875\"\/><figcaption> <br>Ignatius Gonsalves <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Kochi : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veteran journalist Ignatius Gonsalves has been elected president of the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), becoming the first lay person from Kerala to head the ICPA in its six-decade-long history. He was unanimously elected to the top post at the association\u2019s annual general body meeting at Jharsuguda near Kandhamal in Odisha , a release said here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Rev Suresh Mathew, editor of New Delhi-based Indian Currents magazine, is the incumbent general secretary of ICPA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other office bearers are: Fr Sunil Damor SVD \u2013 Odisha (vice-president); Fr Joby Mathew, former editor of Mumbai-based The Teenager Today magazine (treasurer); and Sr Tessy Jacob of the Holy Spirit Congregation \u2013 Odisha (joint secretary). Fr Valerian Fernandes, editor of Mangaluru-based Konkani publication Raknno;\u00a0 Roman Bhatia \u2013 Surat and Sebastian Kallarackal of Deepika are regional representatives. ICPA, which enjoys CBCI\u2019s patronage has representation in international media organisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">source: http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com \/ The New Indian Express \/ Home> States> Kerala \/ by Express News Service \/ March 04th, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICPA, which enjoys CBCI\u2019s patronage has representation in international media organisations. Kochi : Veteran journalist Ignatius Gonsalves has been elected president of the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), becoming the first lay person from Kerala to head the ICPA in its six-decade-long history. 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