Bishop Raphy Manjaly is an Indian Catholic prelate serving as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Agra, in India.[2][3] He was installed as the archbishop of Agra on 7 January 2021.
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| Archdiocese | Agra | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Agra | ||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 12 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 7 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Albert D'Souza | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Raphy Manjaly 7 February 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | To Bring Together People of God | ||||||||||||||||
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend Mar |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Early life and education
editManjaly was born on 7 February 1958 in Kerala, India, to Kathreena and M.V. Chacko.[4] He received his primary education at St. Francis Xavier School, Vendore, Kerala and completed his high school from Tyagarajar High School, Alagappanagar, Trichur, Kerala. He joined St. Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra, in 1973 and completed it in year 1975. He joined St. Joseph's Regional Seminary, Allahabad, in 1975 and completed his philosophy and theology education in year 1983. He completed his graduation and post graduation from Agra University. He completed his doctorate in spirituality from Angelicum University, Rome.[5]
Priesthood
editManjaly was ordained a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest on 11 May 1983 at St Mary's Church, a Syro-Malabar Catholic church in the Archeparchy of Trichur in Vendore, Kerala.
Episcopate
editManjaly was appointed bishop of Varanasi on 24 February 2007 and consecrated on 30 April 2007. He was appointed bishop of Allahabad on 17 October 2013 and installed on 3 December 2013.[6][7] He was appointed Archbishop of Agra on 12 November 2020 and installed on 7 January 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Archdiocese of Agra, India". Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "Pope appoints new archbishop in Agra, India - Vatican News". 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "Pope appoints new Archbishop in Agra, India". Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "Dr Raphy Manjaly appointed bishop of Allahabad diocese". Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "Allahabad Diocese". www.dioceseofallahabad.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "MOST REV.DR.Raphy Manjaly – St.Mary School & College, Mirzapur, UP". stmarymirzapur.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pope appoints Raphy Manjaly as Bishop of Allahabad diocese". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
External links
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- Archbishop Raphy Manjaly profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- Archbishop Raphy Manjaly profile at GCatholic.org