On October 1, Bishop Milan attended the Episcopal Installation of Mar Joy Alappatt as the second bishop, by His Beatitude, Major Archibishop George Cardinal Alencherry, in the presence of The Most Reverend Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America. The ceremony took place at the Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral in Bellwood, IL and was followed by a reception and general body meeting at the Cathedral Parish Hall.