Stephen Alathara
Stephen Alathara (born 1 May 1970) is the deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI). He started as the deputy secretary general of the conference on 10 June 2014. He was appointed to this post three times consecutively in 2014, 2018 and 2022. He is the first priest from Kerala to serve as the deputy secretary general of the national episcopal conference. He is also the Director of the CCBI General Secretariat, New Delhi, CCBI Centre, Bangalore and Shanti Sadan, Goa. He is the founding Director of Communio.
He is a priest from the Archdiocese of Verapoly, Kerala and a prolific author, columnist, educationist, theologian and visiting professor in various ecclesiastical universities. He is well known for his lectures and workshops. He is the author of 17 books as well as hundreds of articles. His book Introduction to Catechetics is the textbook for Catechetics in many major seminaries in India and abroad.