Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Bodo Community Mourns Death of First Bishop Nityananda Borgoyari
Reverend Nityananda Borgoyari, the first bishop for the Bodo people, has died.
He was 75 years old and had been sick.
Thousands of people came to say goodbye at his funeral.
He was a religious leader and helped people in the Bodo community.
He also helped start schools and hospitals and worked to help people during a conflict in 1996.
He traveled around the world to share his faith and is remembered by many.
Reverend Nityananda Borgoyari, the first Bishop of the Bodo community, passed away at 75.
He died in Guwahati after battling age-related ailments.
His funeral procession was attended by thousands of mourners.
Borgoyari was a religious leader and instrumental in social and educational upliftment.
He founded several institutions and was involved in international religious activities.
- Who
- Reverend Nityananda Borgoyari, the first Bishop of the Bodo community.
- What
- Passed away at age 75.
- When
- Monday, September 23, 2024.
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam, India.
- Why
- He had been suffering from age-related ailments.
- Deceased
- Reverend Nityananda Borgoyari
- Age
- 75
- Death Date
- Monday, September 23, 2024
- Cause of Death
- Age-related ailments
- Community
- Bodo
- Positions Held
- First Bishop of the Bodo community, Moderator of NELC