
First Dalit Cardinal Poola Anthony Elected to Lead India’s 2 Crore Catholics
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Feb 7, 2026 07:08 PM IST The first Dalit Cardinal of India and Archbishop of Hyderabad, Poola Anthony, has been elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) during its 37th general body meeting held on Saturday. The 64-year-old is the first Dalit prelate to head India’s




