Edward Francis (3 June 1930 – 11 April 2017) was a
Roman Catholic
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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Francis served as bishop of the Diocese of Sivagangai, India, from 1987 until 2005.Diocese of Sivagangai profile gcatholic.org; accessed 30 April 2017.