Bishop Profile

Biography of Most Reverend Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra Diocese

Bishop Vincent Aind was born on January 30, 1955 at Kalchini parish of Jalpaiguri diocese West Bengal. After ordination on April 30, 1984, he was appointed assistant pastor for one year at Damanpur. He then went to Pune for further studies and returned two years later as professor of philosophy at Morning Star Regional Seminary, Barrackpore, where he had done his philosophical studies.

He has his studies in economics from St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling, and Theology at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Mangalore, a port town in Karnataka state.

He holds a Master Degree in English Literature, a Bachelor Degree in Economics, a Licentiate in Philosophy from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, and a doctorate in Philosophy from Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.
Bishop was also the principal of Morning Star Regional Seminary at Barrackpore near Kolkata. He is a priest of Jalpaiguri diocese

He speaks and writes English, Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Sadri, Mundari, Italian and working knowledge of French.

After his studies in Rome, he came as the spiritual director in Morning Star where he went to become rector and principal.

He also served as the parish priest of St. Lucy’s Parish, Jyoti Ashram, Chalsa, in Jalpaiguri diocese during 2005-2007.

He has also served as the diocesan consulter and member of financial council of Jalpaiguri diocese and secretary of the Commission for Clergy Religious and Seminaries for the regional bishops’ council of West Bengal.
He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra on 7 April 2015 by Pope Francis and consecrated on 14 June by Cardinal Telesphore Toppo at Good Shepherd Church, Bagdogra. The Diocese of Bagdogra was vacant since March 12, 2011, following the transfer of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of Calcutta.

Previous Ordinaries:
Bishop Thomas D' Souza (1997 - 2011, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop Calcutta)