Stephen Alathara (born 1 May 1970) is the deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).
He is a priest from the Archdiocese of Verapoly,[3] Kerala and a prolific author, columnist, educationist, theologian and visiting professor in various ecclesiastical universities.
He also acquired a PhD from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome[10] for his dissertation 'The Role of the Teachers in the Moral and Faith Formation of the Children'.
He has rendered his service to the Archdiocese of Verapoly as the Assistant Parish Priest of Holy Family Parish, Perumpilly, the vice Rector of the Minor Seminary, the Director of the Catechetical Department,[11] Director of the Family Apostolate,[12] General Convener of the Great Jubilee of Yesu Christhu Jayanthi, the Parish Priest of St. James Church, Cheranellur,[13] the Director of the Kristu Jayanthi Hospital, a unit of Lourdes Hospital,[14] He was also the director of the Public Relations Department for the archdiocese[15] and a spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Verapoly.
He served the Catholic Church in Kerala for eight years (2007–2014) as the official spokesperson[16] and Deputy Secretary General of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC),[17] which is the association of the bishops from three sui iuris Churches, namely Latin, Syro-Malabar[18] and Syro-Malankara.