The Office-bearers of the Association is the President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer.
There are four Executive Committee (EC) members who represent the four ICPA Regions and are responsible for coordinating ICPA activities in these four regions: North, West, South and East. The Institutional members of ICPA are also represented by a member in the EC.
The Office-bearers and EC members are elected by the AGM for a term of three years.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) nominates an Ecclesiastical Advisor to ICPA for a period of three years. Currently Rt Rev. Bishop Henry D’Souza, Chairman, CBCI Commission for Social Communications, is the Ecclesiastical Advisor to the ICPA.
Presidents
Fr Eric D’Souza | 1963–1966 |
Fr Horace Rozario, SJ | 1966–1969 |
Fr Benny Aguiar | 1969–1978 |
Fr Horace Rozario, SJ | 1978–1983 |
Fr John Vallamattam | 1983–1989 |
Fr Dominic Gomez, SJ | 1989–1992 |
Fr George Veliparambil | 1992–1995 |
Fr M.A. Joe Antony, SJ | 1995–1998 |
Fr D. Amudhan | 1998—2001 |
Fr George Plathottam, SDB | 2001—2004 |
Mr Michael Gonsalves | 2004–2007 |
Fr Adolf Washington | 2007–2013 |
Fr Alfonso Elengikal, SSP | 2013–2019 |
Mr Ignatius Gonsalves | 2019– |
Secretaries
Fr John Barrett, SJ | 1963–1969 |
Fr Victor Narively, CMI | 1969–1975 |
Fr Sebastian Kokkat, SSP | 1975–1980 |
Mr Dominic Azavedo | 1980–1983 |
Fr George Veliparambil | 1983–1989 |
Fr Marceline Morais, OCD | 1989–1993 |
Fr J. Amudhan | 1993–1995 |
Mr Jose Vincent | 1995–2001 |
Fr Jose Kalapura, SJ | 2001—2004 |
Mr K M Selvaraj | 2004—2007 |
Fr Francis Karakatt | 2007–2008 |
Mr F A Nathan | 2008–2013 |
Mr Jose Vincent.K.J. | 2013–2019 |
Fr Suresh Mathew, OFM Cap | 2019– |
Treasurers
Fr Mark Valdar | 1985–1986* |
Fr Elias Rodrigues | 1986-1989 |
Mr Allan Johannes | 1989-1992 |
Fr Antony Rozario | 1992-1995 |
Mr C.V. Jose | 1995-1998 |
Mr Antony Arokiaswamy | 1998-2001 |
Fr Eric Castra | 2001-2004 |
Fr Jayan Nakapuzha | 2004-2007 |
Fr Francis Rodrigues | 2007-2010 |
Fr Amarnath Dinesh Roy | 2010-2013 |
Sr Mariola Sequeira, MSA | 2013-2016 |
Fr Jayan Nakapuzha | 2016-2019 |
Fr Joby Mathew, SSP | 2019-2022 |
Fr Joseph E. Mathew, SSP | 2022- |
- Names of Treasurers before 1985 could not be ascertained.