Peter Machado

The Most Reverend Peter Machado Archbishop of Bangalore
Archdiocese	Bangalore
Appointed	19 March 2018
Installed	31 May 2018
Predecessor	Bernard Moras
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Belgaum (2006-2018)
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1978 by  William Leonard D'Mello
Consecration	30 March 2006 by  Bernard Moras
Personal details
Born	(1954-05-26) 26 May 1954 (age 71) Honnavar, Uttara Kannada, India

Styles of Peter Machado
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Peter Machado ^[1] is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis and was installed in May 2018 as Archbishop of Bangalore. ^{[2] [3]}

Archbishop Peter Machado was born on 26 May 1954, in Honnavar. He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1978, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar, which had been created in 1976. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law from Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy.^{[ citation needed ]} He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum Diocese on 2 February 2006, and was ordained as a bishop on 30 March that year.

Prior to his episcopal appointment, he completed his doctoral studies in Rome in Canon Law and then served as procurator, judicial vicar, consultor and secretary of the Karnataka Regional Bishops' Laity Commission, based in Bangalore.^{[ citation needed ]} As the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, he's also the President of Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) and All Karnataka United Forum for Christian Human Rights. ^[4]

Reception

Archbishop Machado slammed the erstwhile BJP led Bommai Government for pushing for anti conversion bill and spreading rumors. He further criticized the move of the government to survey Christian Missionaries and called it unconstitutional. ^{[5] [6]}

He also raised concerns on the attack on Christians in Manipur violence. ^[7]

References

1. "Rev. Dr. Peter Machado – The Common Man's Bishop". Indian Catholic Matters. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2. "Bishop Peter Machado appointed as the Archbishop of Bangalore | CCBI". ccbi.in. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. "Dr Peter Machado Installed as Archbishop of Bangalore". Indiancatholicmatters.org. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
4. "Meet Archbishop-Designate of Bangalore Peter Machado". Indian Catholic Matters. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
5. Henry, Nikhila (25 December 2021). "'Karnataka Govt is Like Herod': Archbishop of Bengaluru on Anti-Conversion Bill". TheQuint. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
6. "No government can stop good works: Bangalore archbishop". Matters India. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
7. "Manipur: Bengaluru Archbishop Expresses Concern Over Alleged Attacks on Churches". The Wire. Retrieved 29 January 2024.