John Barwa

The Most Reverend John Barwa S.V.D
Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Archbishop John Barwa
Native name	ଜନ ବାରୱା |
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Appointed	11 February 2011
Installed	11 February 2011
Predecessor	Raphael Cheenath
Successor	"Incumbent"
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela
Orders
Ordination	14 April 1985
Consecration	19 April 2006 by  Telesphore Toppo
Personal details
Born	(1955-06-01) 1 June 1955 (age 70) Gaibira, Sundargarh Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Archbishop's House, Bhubaneswar 751007 Orissa
Alma mater	Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm
Motto	GIVE ME A HEART TO LOVE

Styles of John Barwa
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Archbishop John Barwa, ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} S.V.D. ^{[7] [8]} is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

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. ^[14]

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. ^{[15] [16]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Raphael Cheenath	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent

See also

• List of Catholic bishops of India

References

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2. "Archbishop John Barwa Archives - Aid to the Church in Need". Aid to the Church in Need. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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4. "Medjugorje | News". www.medjugorje.hr. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
5. "Conferral of the Pallium to Archbishop John Barwa, SVD". apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
6. "Arch. John Barwa shares Easter message" . Retrieved 2017-08-20.
7. Fr. Florence Minz SVD (2013-01-09), Traditional Welcome to His Excellency Rt. Rev. Arch Bishop John Barwa SVD , retrieved 2017-08-25
8. "SVD-Curia :: Breaking News :: New SVD Bishop Fr John Barwa". www.svdcuria.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
9. "archbishop-john-barwa-from-india-visits-medjugorje". www.medjugorje.hr. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
10. "Archbishop John Barwa visits Salesian College". Salesian College Dimapur. 2017-07-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
11. Shortt, Rupert (2012-11-01). Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack. Ebury Publishing. ISBN   9781448175284.
12. "Visit of Most Rev. John Barwa, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhuvneshwar, Odisha | Navjeevan Charitable Society". www.navjeevanjalandhar.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. AsiaNews.it. "INDIA Mgr Barwa's deep sorrow over 20 people who died in Bhubaneshwar hospital". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
14. "SVD-Curia :: Breaking News :: New SVD Bishop Fr John Barwa". www.svdcuria.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
15. "Archbishop John Barwa | Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese John Barwa | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
16. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop John Barwa [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-18.