Pope Francis has named Father Joy Alappat, pictured in a file photo, as auxiliary bishop of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. The appointment was announced in Washington July 24. Since 2011, Bishop-designate Alappat, 58, has been rector of the diocese’s Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral in Bellwood, Ill. (CNS photo/courtesy Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral) (July 24, 2014) See ALAPPAT July 24, 2014.