Indian Catholic Youth Movement
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The Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) is India's most prominent Premier Catholic Youth Movement. It is spread over 700 districts in India. The ICYM functions through 14 Regions & 132 Dioceses. It is an organization for the Catholic youth from the Latin rite of the Christian community across India.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2807205.ece |title=Set aside political differences: KCYM |publisher=The Hindu |date=17 January 2012 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=Indian Catholic youths hold national conference |url=https://www.rvasia.org/church-asia/indian-catholic-youths-hold-national-conference |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=RVA |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Catholic Youth Movement |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indian-catholic-youth-movement |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=ICYM |url=https://yuvamitrashimoga.in/icym/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Yuvamitra |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=icym - udupichurch.com |url=https://udupichurch.com/index.php/icym/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Mother of Sorrows Church Udupi |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) |url=https://cordelchurch.com/indian-catholic-youth-movement-icym/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Holy Cross Church Cordel |language=en-US}}
The patron saint of Indian Catholic Youth Movement is St. Gonzalo Garcia.
Bishop Henry Dsouza, Bishop of Bellary is the Chairman of ICYM. {{Cite web |title=Catholic Bishops' Conference of India |url=https://www.cbci.in/detail_Slide.aspx?id=404&type=1 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.cbci.in}}
References
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- [http://newskarnataka.com/community/icym-mangaluru-diocese-central-council-formed/ ICYM Mangaluru Diocese Central Council 2015] Newskarnataka.com, 6 July 2015
- [http://canaranews.com/news/regional/III-National-Youth-Conference/ ICYM III National Youth Conference]
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/icym-organizes-bike-rally-for-awareness-on-road-safety/ ICYM organizes bike rally for awareness on road safety (newskarnataka.com) ]
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Category:Catholic youth organizations
Category:Youth organisations based in India
Category:Christian organisations based in India
Category:Catholic Church in India
Category:Youth organizations established in 1985