SHILLONG, April 14: As appointed by Pope Francis from the Vatican on February 4, 2023, Fr. Wilbert Marweiñ of Nonbah Parish will be ordained Bishop of 18-year-old Nongstoin Diocese at 10 am on April 16 at Cathedral Parish Pyndengrei.
The Episcopal Ordination will be performed and consecrated by Arch-Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Shillong Archdiocese in presence of and to be witnessed by Arch-Bishop Leopoldo Girelli, Nuncio of Pope Francis of Vatican Embassy in New Delhi, Archbishops and Bishops of Northeast and also by priests, religious and thousands of the people of God congregated from far and wide.
The Bishop-elect was born at Rangblang village on February 17, 1970. His parents were Oswald Thyrniang and Prisca Marweiñ, and he is the sixth among his eight siblings.
He completed philosophy in Christ King college at Laitumkhrah and did his theology in Oriens Theological College and was ordained priest by Archbishop Dominik Jala SDB, DD on April 27, 2003, at Rangblang Parish.
He was then sent to Ummulong Parish as Assistant Parish Priest for three years then back to the Oriens Theological College at Mawlai as procurator for three years.
From there, he went for further study in Missiology at Pontifical Urbaniana in Rome for four years.
Later, he was asked to work as Assistant Parish Priest at Santa Maria in Consenza, Italy, for six years.
In 2015, Wilbert was asked to take over as Parish Priest of Nonbah Parish and also take charge as Vicar General of Nongstoin Diocese for nearly five years. However, he remained the Parish priest of Nonbah Parish till he was appointed Bishop by Pope Francis on February 4, 2023.
