Bangalore 23 May 2021(CCBI): Percival Holt from the Archdiocese of Delhi was appointed by His Eminence Mario Cardinal Grech, the General Secretary to the Synod of Bishops to the “Commission on Methodology” for the planning and implementation of the next Synod of Bishops in 2023. The forthcoming Synod will discuss Synodality and the theme is “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.”
The Synodal Commission on Methodology is a group of experts from different continents and backgrounds will help develop best practices and models for the implementation of synodal processes at the local, national, and international level. This group will also draft helpful resources, such as a vademecum to accompany the publication of the Preparatory Document, articulating best practices and methodologies for the implementation of synodal practices. The Commission will also help to propose a methodology for the drafting of a final Instrumentum Laboris and the celebration of the Synod of Bishops in October, 2023.
Percival who holds a master’s degree in biotechnology was the former President of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM). He attended the previous Synod on Youth in 2018 and was the member of the e pre, post and Synodal process as an Auditor, of the Synod on Youth. He is currently the Advisor to the National Youth Commission of the Bishops Conference of India (CCBI) and coordinates various projects of the Youth Commission and the National Youth Centre “Bethania” in Delhi NCR.
Rev. Dr. Stephen AlatharaDeputy Secretary General, CCBI