Oswald Gracias

His Eminence Oswald Gracias
Archbishop of Bombay
Gracias in 2014
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Bombay
Province	Bombay
Appointed	14 October 2006
Installed	14 December 2006
Predecessor	Ivan Dias
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale Member of the Council of Cardinals
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1997–2000) Titular Bishop of Bladia (1997–2000) Archbishop of Agra, India (2000–2006)
Orders
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
Personal details
Born	Oswald Gracias (1944-12-24) 24 December 1944 (age 79) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Mumbai, India
Parents	Jervis Gracias and Aduzinda Gracias
Alma mater	St. Michael's High School, Mahim St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome
Motto	To Reconcile All Things in Christ सवॉचा ख्रिस्तात समेट साघण्यासाठी(Marathi)
Coat of arms

Styles of Oswald Gracias
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bombay

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.