Alphonsus Mathias
Roman Catholic archbishop of Bangalore
About Alphonsus Mathias
Lived 1928 – 2024 (aged 96). Alphonsus Mathias was an Indian catholic priest, catholic bishop and catholic archbishop.
Alphonsus Mathias (22 June 1928 – 10 July 2024) was an Indian Roman Catholic archbishop of the archdiocese of Bangalore.
Biography Mathias was ordained a priest on 24 August 1954 and was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Chikmagalur on 16 November 1963. The Apostolic Internuncio in India James Knox consecrated him on 5 February of the next year as bishop; co-consecrators were Albert Vincent D'Souza, Archbishop of Calcutta, and Raymond D'Mello, Bishop of Allahabad.
Mathias attended the Second Vatican Council. On 12 September 1986, he was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore, a role in which he served until he resigned on 24 March 1998. He was the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 1989 to 1994.
Mathias died on 10 July 2024, at the age of 96.
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Roman Catholic archbishop of Bangalore (1928–2024)
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Alphonsus Mathias was born on 22 June 1928 in Pangala.
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Alphonsus Mathias died on 10 July 2024 in Bengaluru.
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Alphonsus Mathias was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and catholic archbishop.
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Alphonsus Mathias was Indian.
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