Justine Alexander Madathiparambil has been appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Vijayapuram. His appointment by the Pope was announced at Vimalagiri Matha Cathedral by bishop Sebastian Thekkethecheril. The new appointee has been the vicar general of the Vijayapuram diocese over the last five years, said a communication here. He was born in April 1972 at Pampanar and is the son of Alexander and Theresa. He completed his studies at the Infant Jesus minor seminary, Kottayam, and Carmelgiri St. Joseph’s Pontifical Seminary in Aluva. He was ordained a priest in 1996.