Stephen Alathara (born 1 May 1970) is the deputy secretary general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the director of CCBI Centre.
He is in office as the deputy secretary general of the conference from 10 June 2014 onwards and the first priest from Kerala as the deputy secretary general of the national episcopal conference.
Conference of Catholic Bishops of India is the largest canonical national episcopal conference in Asia and fourth largest in the world.
There are 132 dioceses and 182 bishops under the conference.
The 75% of Catholics in India belong to the Latin Church.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 twelve 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.