Peter Machado is an Indian

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of the Roman

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. He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore by

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and was installed in May 2018 as Archbishop of Bangalore.

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Peter Machado was born on 26 May 1954, in

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. He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1978, for the

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, which had been created in 1976. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law from

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, Italy. He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum Diocese on 2 February 2006, and was ordained as a bishop on 30 March that year. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he completed his doctoral studies in

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and then served as procurator, judicial vicar, consultor and secretary of the Karnataka Regional Bishops' Laity Commission, based in

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. As the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, he's also the President of Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) and All Karnataka United Forum for Christian Human Rights.

Victim of Cyber fraud

Unknown people impersonating Archbishop Peter Machado reached out to over 200 members of the Church seeking financial assistance. A fake email apparently originating from Tanzania was used to raise money in the name of the Archbishop.

Reception

Archbishop Machado slammed the erstwhile BJP led Bommai Government for pushing for anti conversion bill and spreading rumors. He further criticized the move of the government to survey Christian Missionaries and called it unconstitutional. He also raised concerns on the attack on Christians in

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21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India 1954 births Living people People from Uttara Kannada Pontifical Urban University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Francis {{India-RC-archbishop-stub