A prominent priest from the Mangaluru Diocese, Fr. Victor Vijay Lobo, has been elected President of Signis Asia for the 2026-2030 term. The election took place on Monday, October 26, during the Signis Asian Assembly held at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Saigon, Vietnam. Fr. Lobo currently serves as the national president of Signis India.
Signis, a global Catholic organization, champions communication and mass media. Its Asian division encompasses 16 member nations. Representatives from 12 of these nations participated in the voting process in Saigon, collectively endorsing Fr. Lobo's leadership for the upcoming four-year tenure.
The new executive board of Signis Asia also includes Pie Mabanta-Fenomeno from the Philippines as Vice President, Kagana Keo of Cambodia as Secretary, and Paul Chan Namgoong from South Korea as Treasurer. Cook Daisy Pham (Vietnam) and Fr. Nikhil Gomes (Bangladesh) join as executive board members, with Fr. Kaiser Feroz (Pakistan) serving as an alternate representative.
Hailing from Vittal in Dakshina Kannada district, Fr. Lobo was ordained a priest for the Mangaluru Diocese on April 24, 2003. He brings over two decades of extensive experience in both priestly service and administrative roles. His past contributions include modernizing the diocesan media landscape as Director of Media for the Mangaluru Diocese and Director of the Canara Communication Centre from 2006 to 2013.
Between 2012 and 2018, Fr. Lobo directed the Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, where he successfully managed the prestigious state-level Sandesha Awards, fostering a crucial link between the Catholic Church and local culture. He later served as Procurator (Financial Administrator) and Public Relations Officer for the diocese from 2018 to 2023, a period that included the challenging COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, he is the parish priest of St. Anthony Church in Kulur and holds the national presidency of Signis India until 2027.
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📰 Source: Vartha Bharati DK