Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. is the serving
Archbishop
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of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar () is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India.
History
* 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cuttack from the Diocese of Vizagapatam
* ...
.
Early life and education
Barwa was born in Gaibira,
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
,
India
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, on 1 June 1955. He holds a
licentiate in Liturgy from the
Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm
The Anselmianum, also known as the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm (; ) or simply ''Sant'Anselmo'', is a pontifical university in Rome associated with the Benedictines. It offers courses in philosophy, theology, liturgy, monastic studies, lan ...
.
Priesthood
Barwa was ordained a
Catholic priest
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of
Society of the Divine Word
The Society of the Divine Word (), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men. As of 2020, i ...
on 14 April 1985.
Episcopate
Rev. John Barwa was appointed
Coadjutor Bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese.
The coa ...
of
Rourkela
Rourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is ...
on 4 Feb 2006 and ordained a
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
on 19 April 2006 by
Telesphore Toppo
Telesphore Placidus Toppo (15 October 1939 – 4 October 2023) was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the aboriginal tribal community who was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1985 to 2018, after serving as ...
. He succeeded as a bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar () is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India.
History
* 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cuttack from the Diocese of Vizagapatam
* ...
on 11 February 2011 by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...
.
See also
*
List of Catholic bishops of India
The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church, and one of the four titular ...
References
External links
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
1955 births
People from Sundergarh district
Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
Divine Word Missionaries Order
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