Oswald Gracias | |
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Archbishop of Bombay | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Bombay |
Province | Bombay |
Appointed | 14 October 2006 |
Installed | 14 December 2006 |
Predecessor | Ivan Dias |
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Ordination | 20 December 1970 by Valerian Gracias |
Consecration | 16 September 1997 by Ivan Dias |
Created cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Oswald Gracias 24 December 1944 |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Mumbai, India |
Parents | Jervis Gracias and Aduzinda Gracias |
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Motto | To Reconcile All Things in Christ सवॉचा ख्रिस्तात समेट साघण्यासाठी(Marathi) |
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Styles of Oswald Gracias | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Bombay |
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Oswald Gracias (born 24 December 1944) is an Indian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Latin Church Archbishop of Bombay by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 October 2006 and was raised to the cardinalate in 2007. In 2008, he became vice-president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India; and in 2010, he was elected president. He was also elected secretary general and then president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences from 2010 to 2019. On 13 April 2013, he was appointed to the eight-member Council of Cardinals, informally the Council of Cardinal Advisers, established by Pope Francis to help with governing the Catholic Church and reforming its central administration. He was mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI in 2013.