Oscar Sevrin - Bishop of Ranchi (Jharkhand)

Bishop of Ranchi (Jharkhand)

Sevrin seemed to be embarked on an educational career, first as teacher in the St. John's High School in Ranchi (1921-31) and later as inspector of the Catholic missions schools in the whole area (1923-24) when, to everybody’s surprise, he was appointed bishop of Ranchi (9 April 1934). The diocese had been created in 1927 and Sevrin was its second bishop. Education remained a priority and he did much to develop an educational network for the Mundas, Oraons and Kharias in the vast area covered by the diocese. He promoted also the local press by creating the Hindi language magazine called Nishkalanka and composed a little catechism and other booklets (among them the Bible ka Itihas) in order to build up a faith culture among the many new Christians of his diocese.