Alphonsus Mathias

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Alphonsus Mathias (22 June 1928 – 10 July 2024) was an Indian Roman Catholic archbishop of the archdiocese of Bangalore.

Biography

Mathias was ordained a priest on 24 August 1954 and was appointed 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 as 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]

Mathias died on 10 July 2024, at the age of 96.[5]

References

  1. 1."Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore Dr. Alphonse Mathias completes 50 years of Episcopal Consecration". bellevision.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. 2."ARCHBISHOPS/BISHOPS EMERITI | Archdiocese of Bangalore". ArchdioceseOfBLR. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. 3."Archdiocese of Bangalore: Farewell to Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias". oocities.org. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. 4."Fruitful 90: A glimpse into the journey of Dr Alphonsus Mathias, Archbishop Emeritus of Bengaluru". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. 5.Archbishop Emeritus Rev Alphonsus Mathias passes away