Rozario Menezes

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Bishop Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Rozario was born on 30 August 1969 in Virajpet, Karnataka, India.[1] He studied psychology and counselling at the International Institute of Integral Human Sciences in Montreal, Canada.[6] He did his philosophical and theological studies at Pontifical Athenaeum Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram.[7]

Priesthood

On 31 May 1992, Rozario became a professed member of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary and was ordained a priest on 4 November 1999.[1][8]

Episcopate

Rozario was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae on 10 October 2018 by Pope Francis[9] and consecrated by John Ribat[10] on 15 December 2018.[1][11]

References

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  2. 2."Felicitation of Our New Bishop Rev. Dr. Rozario Menezes S.M.M in Mysore". www.montfort-india.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  3. 3."Appointment of a New Montfortian Bishop for the Diocese of Lae (Papua New Guinea)". www.montfortian.info. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. 4.ICM, Team (2018-10-11). "Fr Rozario Menezes". Indian Catholic Matters. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  5. 5."Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  6. 6."Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  7. 7."Virajpete priest Fr Rosario Menezes appointed bishop of Papua New Guinea". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  8. 8.Joseph, C. V. (2018-10-11). "Pope Appoints Rev Rozario Menezes Bishop of Lae, PNG - Mangalorean.com". Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  9. 9."Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Rozario Menezes SMM as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Lae. :: Voice of ToRot". www.voiceoftorot.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. 10.National, The (2018-12-17). "Sir John Ribat ordains new bishop in Lae". The National. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  11. 11."Rev Rozario Menezes ordained as Lae diocese's third bishop". Post Courier. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-03-07.