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Linus Nirmal Gomes

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The Right Reverend
Linus Nirmal Gomes
SJ
Bishop Emeritus of Baruipur
Church Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur
See Baruipur (emeritus)
Installed 31 October 1995
Other post Bishop of Baruipur.(1977-1995)
Orders
Ordination 21 November 1954
Consecration 19 November 1977
by Lawrence Trevor Picachy
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born Linus Nirmal Gomes
7 September 1921
Boro Gola
Died 27 February 2021 (aged 99)
St. Xaviers College, kolkata
Buried Roman catholic diocese of Baruipur
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Baruipur, West Bengal, India
Motto Do Whatever He Tells You

Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. (7 September 1921 – 27 February 2021) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Baruipur since 1977. He retired in 1995.[1]

Gomes was born in the village of Boro Golla, Dhaka, East Bengal. He joined the Society of Jesus on 26 June 1942, and was ordained a priest on 21 November 1954. Gomes was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Baruipur on 30 May 1977 and ordained bishop on 19 November 1977. Gomes retired on 31 October 1995 as bishop of the Baruipur Diocese. He died in February 2021 at the age of 99.[2]

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