Alphonsus Mathias | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore | |
| Native name | Alphonsus Mathias |
| Archdiocese | Bangalore |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 August 1954 |
| Consecration | 5 Feb 1964 by James Knox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1928 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Bangalore India |
| Parents | Diego Mathias and Philomena D’Souza |
Alphonsus Mathias (born on June 22, 1928, in Pangala, India) is a retired Roman Catholic archbishop of the archdiocese of Bangalore.
Biography
He was ordained a priest on 24 August 1954 and was appointed as the bishop of the Diocese of Chikmagalur on 16 November 1963.[1] The Apostolic Internuncio in India James Knox consecrated him on 5 February of the next year to the bishop ; co-consecrators were Albert Vincent D'Souza, Archbishop of Calcutta, and Raymond D'Mello, Bishop of Allahabad.
Mathias attended the Second Vatican Council. On 12 September 1986, he was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore, a role in which he served until he resigned on 24 March 1998.[2][3] He was the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 1989 to 1994.[4]
References
- ↑ "Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore Dr. Alphonse Mathias completes 50 years of Episcopal Consecration". www.bellevision.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "ARCHBISHOPS/BISHOPS EMERITI | Archdiocese of Bangalore". ArchdioceseOfBLR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Bangalore: Farewell to Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Fruitful 90: A glimpse into the journey of Dr Alphonsus Mathias, Archbishop Emeritus of Bengaluru". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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