Agnelo Gracias

Agnelo Rufino Gracias (born 30 July 1939, in Mombasa) is the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay. On 8 October 2018, Gracias took office as apostolic administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the diocese of Jalandhar.[1][2]

The Most Reverend

Agnelo Rufino Gracias
Apostolic Administrator of Jalandhar
Agnelo Rufino Gracias at Our Lady of Lourdes, Orlem, Malad
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Delhi
ProvinceDelhi
MetropolisDelhi
DioceseDiocese of Jullundur
SeeMolicunza
Elected20 September 2018
Orders
Ordination21 December 1962
Consecration21 April 2001
by Ivan Dias
RankBishop-Priest
Personal details
Born
Agnelo Rufino Gracias

(1939-07-30) July 30, 1939
Mombasa, British Kenya
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceJalandhar
ParentsAntónio Balduino Gracias, Adelia Maria Vitória Remegia Gracias
ProfessionChairman, CBCI Family Commission
Archdiocesan Consulter
Pontifical Commissary to the Heralds of Good News
Chairman, CCBI Doctrinal Commission
Rector of St Pius X College, Goregaon(1985-1993)
Titular bishop of Molicunza
Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
EducationMechanical Engineering
Alma materSacred Heart School, Mombasa
Styles of
Agnelo Rufino Gracias
Reference styleBishop
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleThe Most Reverend

References
  1. "Apostolic Administrator - Diocese of Jalandhar". jalandhardiocese.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
  2. "Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.


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