Lumen Monteiro (born 1 February 1952) is an Indian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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, who serves as the bishop of the
Latin Church
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Diocese of Agartala
The Diocese of Agartala () is a Catholic diocese comprising the entire State of Tripura in the ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India. The cathedral is St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Agartala.
Church timing English mass 8am, kokborok ...
.
Early life
Monteiro was born in 1952 in
Calangute
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,
Goa
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, India.
Priesthood
Monteiro joined the Congregation of the Holy Cross and professed his vows on 30 May 1974 and was
ordained
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as a priest on 28 October 1980 in the
Congregation of Holy Cross
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Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, n ...
.
Episcopate
Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
appointed Monteiro bishop of
Agartala
Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...
on 11 January 1996 and he received his episcopal consecration on 26 May 1996. His episcopal motto is "Lead Us Onward."
From 1997 to 2001, Monteiro was chairman of the CCBI Commission on Ecumenism.
From 18 October 2000 to 2 October 2001, Monteiro served as
apostolic administrator
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of the neighboring
diocese of Aizawl
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aizawl () is a diocese located in the city of Aizawl in the ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India.
History
* 17 January 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Haflong from the Metropolitan Archdioce ...
after its bishop, Denzil Reginald D'Souza, became ill and retired.
He chaired the North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum and was a representative of the
Conference of Catholic Bishops of India
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on the Governing Body of
Caritas India
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.
He was elected chairman of the CCBI office for Healthcare. He previously served as chairman of Caritas India for two terms until February 2020.
Gallery
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See also
*
Catholic Church in India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 23 million Catholics in India,Monteiro profile at
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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