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Apostolic Administrator
Cardinals
Total : 14
Elias Gonsalves
(Amravati)
Most Rev. Elias Gonsalves
Apostolic Administrator of Amravati
Personal Details
Born
:
4-Jul-1961
Priestly Ordination
:
1-Apr-1990
Episcopal Ordination
:
29-Sep-2012
Tel(P)
:
0721-2663862,(0)9869932641
Email(P)
:
eliasg4@hotmail.com, eliasgonsalves4@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House,Amravati Camp P. O. - 444 602 (Maharashtra)
Tel(O)
:
0721-2663171
Email
:
amravatidiocese@rediffmail.com, amravatidio@gmail.com
Salvadore Lobo
(Asansol )
Right Rev. Salvadore Lobo
Apostolic Administrator of Asansol
Personal Details
Born
:
30-Apr-1945
Priestly Ordination
:
19-Mar-1973
Episcopal Ordination
:
29-Jan-1998
Tel(P)
:
9433305015
Email(P)
:
salvadorelobo@gmail.com
Contact Details
St. Antony's Church , Lal Pole, Keorapukur,R.C Thakurani P.O, Kolkata700104
Tel(O)
:
0341-2282836 (Asansol),(0)8597797726
Email
:
asndio@hotmail.com , asndio98@gmail.com
Stanislaus Fernandes
(Baroda)
Most Rev. Stanislaus Fernandes
Apostolic Administrator of Baroda
Personal Details
Born
:
8-Oct-1939
Priestly Ordination
:
23-Mar-1968
Episcopal Ordination
:
24-Aug-1990
Email(P)
:
abpstanny@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House, 71- Alkapuri Society Vadodara - 390 007 (Gujarat)
Tel(O)
:
09427026743, 09727423439
Email
:
barodaapostolic@gmail.com
William D’Souza, SJ
(Buxar)
Most Rev. William D’Souza, SJ
Apostolic Administrator of Buxar
Personal Details
Born
:
5-Mar-1946
Priestly Ordination
:
3-May-1976
Episcopal Ordination
:
25-Mar-2006
Tel(P)
:
09431623738
Email(P)
:
abpwilliamsj@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House, Nayee Bazaar, Buxar P.O. & Dist. - 802 101 (Bihar)
Tel(O)
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Fax
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Email
:
bpbuxar@gmail.com
Gali Bali
(Cuddapah)
Right Rev. Gali Bali
Apostolic Administrator of Cuddapah Diocese
Personal Details
Born
:
29-Apr-1939
Priestly Ordination
:
19-Dec-1964
Episcopal Ordination
:
23-Oct-1984
Tel(P)
:
07993803777
Email(P)
:
galibali@hotmail.com
Contact Details
D. No. W-19-039, Bishop’s House, Mariapuram, R. V. Nagar (Post) Kadapa - 516 003 (Andhra Pradesh)
Email
:
dkadapa1977@gmail.com
THEODORE MASCARENHAS,SFX
(Daltonganj )
Right Rev. THEODORE MASCARENHAS,SFX
Apostolic Administrator of Daltonganj
Personal Details
Born
:
9-Nov-1960
Priestly Ordination
:
24-Apr-1998
Episcopal Ordination
:
30-Aug-2014
Tel(P)
:
08002882467
Email(P)
:
theobib@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House,Station Road, Daltonganj P. O.,Palamau Dt. - 822 101 (Jharkhand)
Tel(O)
:
06562-222213
Email
:
daltonganjdiocese@gmail.com
ANDREWS THAZHATH
(Ernakulam-Angamaly)
Most Rev. ANDREWS THAZHATH
Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam
Personal Details
Born
:
13-Dec-1951
Priestly Ordination
:
14-Mar-1977
Episcopal Ordination
:
1-May-2004
Tel(P)
:
09447321599
Email(P)
:
athazhath@gmail.com
Contact Details
Catholic Archbishops House, Post Box No.706, Thrissur - 680005 (Kerala)
Tel(O)
:
0487-2333542, 2338203
Email
:
curiatcr@gmail.com,
Varghese Vinayanand, OIC
(Gurgaon)
Rev. Fr. Varghese Vinayanand, OIC
Apostolic Administrator Diocese of St. John Chrysostom, Gurgaon
Personal Details
Born
:
1-Jan-1900
Priestly Ordination
:
1-Jan-1900
Tel(P)
:
(0)8589080778
Email(P)
:
vinayoic@gmail.com
Contact Details
Syro-Malankara Catholic Bishop’s House, J-61/62 Paryavaran Complex, IGNOU Road, Neb Sarai, New Delhi - 110 068
Tel(O)
:
011-29536525
Email
:
gurgaondiocese@gmail.com
Agnelo Rufino Gracias
(Jullundar)
Right Rev. Agnelo Rufino Gracias
Apostolic Administrator of Jalandhar
Personal Details
Born
:
30-Jul-1939
Priestly Ordination
:
21-Dec-1962
Episcopal Ordination
:
21-Mar-2001
Tel(P)
:
(0)9870206015
Email(P)
:
agnelorg@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House, H. No. 175, Chruch Lane, Civil Lines (P.O.), Jalandhar City - 144 001 (Punjab)
Tel(O)
:
0181-2223987
Email
:
diojal5ab@gmail.com
DEREK FERNANDES
(Karwar)
Right Rev. DEREK FERNANDES
Apostolic Administrator of Karwar
Personal Details
Born
:
14-May-1954
Priestly Ordination
:
5-May-1979
Episcopal Ordination
:
20-Apr-2007
Tel(P)
:
08382-282363,(0)9448014136
Email(P)
:
derekfds@rediffmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s Office,Puneeth Sadan, Shirwad,Karwar - 581 306 (Karnataka)
Tel(O)
:
08382-282364
Email
:
karwardiocese@gmail.com
Thomas D’Souza
(Krishnagar)
Most Rev. Thomas D’Souza
Apostolic Administrator of Krishnagar
Personal Details
Born
:
26-Aug-1950
Priestly Ordination
:
16-Apr-1977
Episcopal Ordination
:
25-Jan-1998
Tel(P)
:
09434095030
Email(P)
:
abpthomasdsouza@gmail.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House,Don Bosco Road,Krishnagar - 741 101Nadia Dt. (West Bengal)
Tel(O)
:
03472-252554, 252664
Fax
:
03472-252664
Email
:
Antonisamy Francis
(Kumbakonam)
Right Rev. Antonisamy Francis
Apostolic Administrator of Kumbakonam
Personal Details
Born
:
15-Dec-1946
Priestly Ordination
:
2-Aug-1974
Episcopal Ordination
:
9-Jul-2008
Tel(P)
:
9677771182,09442440603
Email(P)
:
kumbakonamdiocese@gmail.com
Contact Details
Tel(O)
:
0435-2432232
Fax
:
0435-2423679
Email
:
kumbakonamdiocese@gmail.com
Antony Pappusamy
(Kuzhithurai)
Most Rev. Antony Pappusamy
Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai
Personal Details
Born
:
1-Oct-1949
Priestly Ordination
:
7-Jul-1976
Episcopal Ordination
:
4-Feb-1999
Tel(P)
:
04651-270277
Email(P)
:
bishopantonyp@yahoo.com
Contact Details
Bishop’s House,Post Box No. 1,Unnamalaikadai - 629 179,Kanyakumari District (Tamilnadu)
Tel(O)
:
04651-272077,7639137551
Email
:
rcdiocesekuzhithurai@gmail.com
Stephen Antony Pillai
(Sivagangai )
Right Rev. Stephen Antony Pillai
Apostolic Administrator Of Sivagangai
Personal Details
Born
:
25-Sep-1945
Priestly Ordination
:
27-Jan-1971
Episcopal Ordination
:
15-May-2005
Tel(P)
:
04575-246666,(0)8870649117,(Sec): (0)9842442002
Email(P)
:
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Contact Details
Bishop’s House,Britto Nagar, Melur Road,Sivagangai - 630 561 (Tamil Nadu)
Tel(O)
:
04575 - 241744, 240484
Email
:
svgbishop@gmail.com