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Leo Tigga

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Leo Tigga
S.J.
Bishop of Raiganj
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Raiganj
In office 8 June 1978 – 29 January 1986
Predecessor Diocese erected
Successor Alphonsus F. D'Souza
Previous post Bishop of Dumka (1962-1978)
Orders
Ordination 21 November 1948
Consecration 7 October 1962
by Mikiel Gonzi
Personal details
Born 31 January 1916
Paikpara, Calcutta, Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, British Raj, British Empire
Died 29 January 1986 (aged 69)

Leo Tigga S.J. (31 January 1916, Ward No. 4, Kolkata – 29 January 1986) was an Indian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj. He became ordained in 1948. He was appointed bishop in 1978. He died in 1986.[1]

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