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{{Short description|Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific_prefix = [[The Most Reverend]]
| name = Linus Pingal Ekka
| church = [[Catholic Church]]
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla|Diocese of Gumla]]
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla|Bishop of Gumla]]
| predecessor = [[Paul Alois Lakra]]
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|9|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chainpur, Gumla|Chainpur]], [[Gumla]], [[Jharkhand]]
| ordination = 26 January 1994
| consecration = 12 January, 2024
| consecrated_by = [[Felix Toppo]]
| motto = ''Ad vitam aeternam''
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi|Ranchi Archdiocese]]
| province = Ranchi Province
| appointed = November 30, 2023
| began = January 12, 2024
}}
'''Linus Pingal Ekka''' (born 23 September 1961) is an Indian prelate of the [[Catholic Church]] who has serves as the Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla|Diocese of Gumla]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop of Gumla Diocese Linus Pingal Ekka |url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/bishops/bishop-pingal-ekka/1190 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.ucanews.com}}</ref> since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Father Linus Pingal Ekka |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpinekk.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archdiocese of Ranchi {{!}} Catholic News {{!}} Church in Jharkhand |publisher=Ranchi Archdiocese |url=https://www.ranchiarchdiocese.com/web/page/church_in_jharkhand/12 |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Linus Pingal Ekka first earned a master's degree at St. Aloysius College in [[Jabalpur]] and then licentiate in philosophy and theology at the [[Pontifical Urban University|Pontificial Urban University]]. In January 1994 he received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Gumla. 

After his ordination, he initially worked in parish pastoral care from 1995 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2000 he was rector of the preparatory course in Karondabera. From 1995 to 1999 he studied again in Rome at the Urbaniana, where he received his [[Doctor of Canon Law (Catholic Church)|doctorate in canon law]]. During his study he stay in Italy, he also worked as the pastor in [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Udine|Archdiocese of Udine]]. From 2000 to 2002 he was a visiting professor and the a full professor at St. Albert's Regional College in Ranchi until 2011 in director of the philosophy department. From 2011 to 2017 he was in the Archdiocese of Udine in Italy and worked as a parochial vicar in [[Ampezzo]], precisely in the parish of [[Forni di Sopra]]. From 2017 to 2020 he was Chancellor of Diocese of Gumla and responsible for the church marriage process. From 2019 to 2020 he was an official of the diocese and judge at church court. As of 2021, he was the Diocesan administrator of the Gumla Diocese during the [[Sede vacante|Sede Vacancy]]. 

On 30 November 2023 [[Pope Francis]] appointed him Bishop of Gumla.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Publisher |first=MIL-OSI |date=2023-12-01 |title=MIL-OSI Translation: ASIA/INDIA – Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka Bishop of Gumla {{!}} ForeignAffairs.co.nz |url=https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2023/12/01/mil-osi-translation-asia-india-appointment-of-the-reverend-linus-pingal-ekka-bishop-of-gumla/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Appointment of Linus Pingal Ekka New Bishop of Gumla Diocese |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/11/30/231130c.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=press.vatican.va}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 30 November 2023|title=New Bishops for Kottapuram, Amaravti, Gumla, and Daltonganj Dioceses |url=https://ccbi.in/new-bishops-for-kottapuram-amaravti-gumla-and-daltonganj-dioceses/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=CCBI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka as Bishop of Gumla - Agenzia Fides |url=https://www.fides.org/en/news/74469-ASIA_INDIA_Appointment_of_the_Reverend_Linus_Pingal_Ekka_as_Bishop_of_Gumla |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.fides.org}}</ref>

== See also ==
• [[List of Catholic bishops of India|List of Catholic Bishops of India]]

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