Hearty Congrats to Fr. Dr. George Panna

Fr. Dr. George Panna defending his dissertation


Hearty Congrats to Fr. Dr. George Panna

LIFT (Leuven-Indian Forum for Theology) joyfully congratulates our dear Fr. Dr. George Panna, who has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled, "A LOCAL THEOLOGICAL READING OF THE BIBLICAL MODEL FOR THE INTEGRAL LIBERATION OF THE MARGINALS IN BIJHAN (NORTH-INDIA)", on 18 June 2009, at the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). The defence session was chaired by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Prof. Dr. Reimund Bieringer. While Prof. Dr. Kristiaan Depoortere was his promoter, Prof. Dr. Marc Steen, Prof. Dr. Hans Ausloos and Prof. Dr. Marianne Moyaert were his correctors.

Fr. Dr. Geroge Panna with his board of correctors: Prof. Dr. Marianne Moyaert, Prof. Dr. Marc Steen, Fr. Dr. George Panna, Prof. Dr. Kristiaan Depoortere, Prof. Dr. Hans Ausloos, and Prof. Dr. Reimund Bieringer, the Vice-Dean and chair of the defence session

Fr. Dr. George Panna belongs to the archdiocese of Patna in Bihar. He holds his bachelor degrees in philosophy and theology from St. Francis de Sales College and St. Charles Seminary in Nagpur. He came to Leuven for the Masters programme in 2003, and has continued with his doctoral studies.

While we thank Fr. Dr. George Panna for his life with us in Leuven for the last six years, we wish him all God's blessings for his future endeavours, academic and ministerial.

Hearty Congrats dear Dr. George, and many best wishes!

- Joji (for LIFT)