Lumen Monteiro
| Most Reverend Lumen Monteiro | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Agartala | |
| File:Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala Diocese.jpg | |
| Church | Catholic Church Latin Church |
| Diocese | Agartala |
| Appointed | 11 January 1996 |
| Predecessor | Diocese erected |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous posts | Chairman, CCBI Commission on Ecumenism (1997–2001) Apostolic administrator of Aizawl (2000–2001) Chairman, Caritas India (?–2020) Chairman of North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum CCBI representative on Caritas India governing body Chairman, CCBI office for Healthcare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1952 Calangute, Goa, India |
| Motto | Lead Us Onwards |
| Ordination history | |
| History Priestly ordination Date 28 October 1980 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Tarcisius Resto Phanrang Co-consecrators Denzil Reginald D'Souza, Joseph Mittathany Date 26 May 1996 | |
| Source(s):[1] | |
Lumen Monteiro (born 1 February 1952) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church, who serves as the bishop of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Agartala.[2]
Early life
Monteiro was born on 1 February 1952 in Calangute, Goa, India.[1]
Priesthood
Monteiro joined the Congregation of Holy Cross and professed his vows on 30 May 1974 and was ordained as a priest on 28 October 1980.
Episcopate
Pope John Paul II appointed Monteiro as bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Agartala on 11 January 1996 and he received his episcopal consecration on 26 May 1996.[1] His episcopal motto is "Lead Us Onward."
From 1997 to 2001, Monteiro was chairman of the CCBI Commission on Ecumenism.[3]
From 18 October 2000 to 2 October 2001, Monteiro served as apostolic administrator of the neighboring diocese of Aizawl after its bishop, Denzil Reginald D'Souza, became ill and retired.[4][1]
He chaired the North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum and was a representative of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India on the Governing Body of Caritas India.[5]
He was also the chairman of the CCBI office for Healthcare for one term from 2023 to 2026.[6] He previously served as chairman of Caritas India[7] for two terms until February 2020.
See also
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 "Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Back to citation "Diocese of Agartala, India". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- Back to citation "Ecumenism". Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- Back to citation "Appointment of native bishop shows Church's maturity officials say". UCA News. 6 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024. “Bishop Monterio became the administrator of neighboring Aizawl diocese when its first bishop Denzil D´Souza became ill in May 2000.”
- Back to citation "Bishop of Agartala Diocese Lumen Monteiro". UCA News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- Back to citation "Bishop Lumen Elected as the New Chairman of CBCI Office for the Healthcare [sic]". Diocese of Agartala. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- Back to citation "Caritas India seeks to get volunteers from other religions". UCA News. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Further reading
- Monteiro, Lumen. "'Matters India' Interviews Bishop Lumen Monteiro CSC". Diocese of Agartala (Interview). Interviewed by Irudhaya Jothi. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
External links
- Quotations related to Lumen Monteiro at Wikiquote
- Media related to Lumen Monteiro at Wikimedia Commons
- Monteiro profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org