Chairman of NESCOM and the Bishop of Dibrugarh, Assam
NESCOM
NESCOM – an acronym for North East Social Communications and is the official unit of the North East India Regional Bishops’ Council (NEIRBC) for communications and media-related activities.
Fr. Peter Chinnappan of Kohima diocese was instrumental in founding it in 1999 at Dimapur. Bishop Joseph Aind of Dibrugarh was its first chairman.
The director of NESCOM, who is appointed by the NEIRBC Chairman for social communications, is also the secretary to the regional commission of social communications.
NESCOM is the regional unit SIGNIS India Chapter in North-East India. SIGNIS is a Vatican recognised Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement for professionals in the communication media.
Most Rev. Albert Hemrom is the present Chairman of NESCOM and Fr. Tom Mangattuthazhe is its director.
Guiding Principles
“The Gospel comes alive in our own day, whenever we accept the compelling witness of people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with Jesus. For two millennia, a chain of such encounters has communicated the attractiveness of the Christian adventure. The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are.”
– Pope Francis, Message on 2021 World Communications Day
Vision: A Communication Commission which promotes the use of Media in evangelization of the whole person: spiritually, economically and socially.
Mission: Communications Department of NEIRBC that promotes pastoral activities to all the people through the available means of communication.
Aim
- To place the communications ministry at the service of the Church on all levels to advance the Kingdom of God in the world.
- To empower the dioceses and congregations to effectively use the communications media to support their respective mission and vision.
- Communicate (inform, form, transform) Church teachings, news, views and activities to the public.
- Organise media education/awareness talks on the negative effects of media with a special focus on youth and children.
Objectives
- To encourage the gospel values through the appropriate use of the means of social communication for efficient and effective evangelization.
- To coordinate communications activities of the region.
- To help and support pastoral/social communication formation through talks/seminars.
- To cooperate with other departments of the Church in devising ways and means to support evangelization and the ministries of the Church.
Activities
NESCOM networks with all the 15 dioceses, Religious congregations, Institutions and individual members who are engaged in media activities in the region.
Publishing
A quarterly news magazine called NESCOM NEWS is published highlighting the life of the church and its media-related activities in the region.
Seminars
NESCOM conducts seminars on media awareness, media education, and leadership, motivation for various groups such as teachers, parents, student priests and religious.
Livestream coverage
NESCOM provides livestream and event coverage for various programmes in the region.
Courses
- To place the communications ministry at the service of the Church on all levels to advance the Kingdom of God in the world.
- To empower the dioceses and congregations to effectively use the communications media to support their respective mission and vision.
- Communicate (inform, form, transform) Church teachings, news, views and activities to the public.
- Organise media education/awareness talks on the negative effects of media with a special focus on youth and children.
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/nescomne
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwrW_9RI-or6a17AW5Y5Jg
Northeast region of India consists of the 15 dioceses, namely: Shillong, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Guwahati, Diphu, Itanagar, Miao, Bongaigaon, Jowai, Nongstoin, Agartala, Aizawl, Imphal, Kohima and Tura.