Udupi : A separate diocese for Udupi was formed after the Vatican, the Nunciature at New Delhi, Milagres parish, Kallianpur parish in Udupi, and the Bishop’s House in Mangalore announced it simultaneously on July 16, Monday.

Reportedly, Fr. Gerald Isaac Lobo is said to be the first bishop of the new Udupi Diocese.

Till now Mangalore Diocese, ruled around 160 parishes in Udupi, Kasargod, and Mangalore.

Fr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, hails from Bantwal on Nov 12, 1949, received his Holy Orders on May 5, 1977. He was appointed as the bishop of Shimoga on Dec 3, 199

Giving his inaugural address chief guest Prof. Srivenkataramana, director, MBA programme, Brindavan College, Bangalore said that in the earlier days there were no ladies much in the field of statistics and now it is good trend that we can see more ladies coming up in the field.

He also said that research is like engine of a train and the primary responsibility is with the researcher in any development process.

He then gave a power point presentation on ‘Statistical methods: Applications’