Victor Lyngdoh is, since 2020, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong () is a Roman Catholic archdiocese with its jurisdiction in the two district of Ri Bhoi and East khasi Hills State of Meghalaya, in northeastern India. The Archdiocese of Shillong is also the metropol ...

. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai, India, until December 2020.

Early life

Victor was born in Wahlang,

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

, India on 14 January 1956.

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic priest on 25 January 1987.

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of

Nongstoin Nongstoin (IPA: ˈnɒŋˌstɔɪn) is the headquarters of West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 28,742. Geography Nongstoin is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 ...

, India on 28 January 2006 and ordained on 2 April 2006.

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

appointed Lyngdoh Bishop of

Jowai Jowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the Myntdu r ...

on 15 October 2016 and he was installed on 20 November 2016. He also chairs the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India. Lyngdoh was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the

on 28 December 2020.

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