About John Barwa
Born 1955. John Barwa is an Indian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.
Early life and education Barwa was born in Gaibira, Sundargarh district Odisha, India, on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm.
Priesthood Barwa was ordained a Catholic priest of Society of the Divine Word on 14 April 1985.
Episcopate Rev. John Barwa was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela on 4 Feb 2006 and ordained a Bishop on 19 April 2006 by Telesphore Toppo. He succeeded as a bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on 11 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Roman Catholic archbishop
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John Barwa was born on 1 June 1955 in Gaibira, India, Sundargarh.
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John Barwa is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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John Barwa is Indian.
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