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Agnelo Rufino Gracias | |
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Apostolic Administrator of Jalandhar | |
![]() Agnelo Rufino Gracias at Our Lady of Lourdes, Orlem, Malad | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Delhi |
Province | Delhi |
Metropolis | Delhi |
Diocese | Diocese of Jullundur |
See | Molicunza |
Elected | 20 September 2018 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 December 1962 |
Consecration | 21 April 2001 by Ivan Dias |
Rank | Bishop-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Agnelo Rufino Gracias July 30, 1939 Mombasa, British Kenya |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Jalandhar |
Parents | António Balduino Gracias, Adelia Maria Vitória Remegia Gracias |
Profession | Chairman, CBCI Family Commission Archdiocesan Consulter Pontifical Commissary to the Heralds of Good News Chairman, CCBI Doctrinal Commission Rector of St Pius X College, Goregaon(1985-1993) Titular bishop of Molicunza Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay |
Education | Mechanical Engineering |
Alma mater | Sacred Heart School, Mombasa |
Styles of Agnelo Rufino Gracias | |
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Reference style | Bishop |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | The Most Reverend |
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