KOTTAYAM/KOCHI: Ahead of leaving for Kerala following summons by the police for alleged rape of a nun Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal handed over administrative responsibility of his diocese to a senior priest. “In my absence, Msgr Mathew Kokkandam will administer the diocese as in the normal practice when I am away”, the bishop said in a circular addressed to priests and nuns of the diocese. He also sought their prayers, for him and for the alleged victim and her supporters who have come out against him, “so that divine intervention may bring about change of heart and the truth of the matter may be revealed.”In Kochi , the protest by various Catholic organisations demanding Mulakkal’s arrest entered the eighth day on Saturday, as more priests came out in support of the five nuns who, in an unprecedented move in the history of the Catholic church in Kerala, have dared to publicly criticise church authorities for denying justice to the raped nun.The bishop, who was first questioned by a Kerala Police team at Bishop's House in Jalandhar on August 13, has been asked to appear before the investigating team in Kottayam on September 19. The place where the bishop will be questioned is yet to be finalised. The hi-tech interrogation cell at Ettumanur police station or the police club in Kottayam are under consideration, though a final decision will be taken only after considering security aspects.