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Catholic cardinal

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Type
Person
Country
FI
Active from
1987-05-06

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Key facts

Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Bombay
Province
Bombay
Appointed
14 October 2006
Installed
14 December 2006
Term ended
25 January 2025
Predecessor
Ivan Dias
Successor
John Rodrigues
Other posts
Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale Member of the Council of Cardinals
Previous posts
Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1997–2000) Titular Bishop of Bladia (1997–2000) Archbishop of Agra, India (2000–2006)
Ordination
20 December 1970, by Valerian Gracias
Consecration
16 September 1997, by Ivan Dias
Created cardinal
24 November 2007, by Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Oswald Gracias , ( 1944-12-24 ) 24 December 1944 (age 81) , Bombay , Bombay Presidency , British India
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Residence
Mumbai , India
Parents
Jervis Gracias and Aduzinda Gracias

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Encyclopedic overview

Oswald Gracias (born 24 December 1944) is an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bombay from 2006 to 2025. He was made a cardinal in 2007. In 2008, he was elected vice-president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and in 2010 its president.

Gracias was president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences from 2010 to 2019. In 2013, he was appointed to the Council of Cardinals, established by Pope Francis to help with reforming the Catholic Church's central administration. Gracias was considered papabile in 2013.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oswald Gracias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.