Rozario Menezes

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Rozario Menezes
Bishop of Lae
Archdiocese Madang
Diocese Lae
Appointed10 October 2018
Predecessor Christian Conrad Blouin
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination4 November 1999
Consecration15 December 2018
by  John Ribat
Personal details
Born (1969-08-30) 30 August 1969 (age 55)
Virajpet, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Rozario Menezes.svg

Bishop RozarioMenezes, S.M.M. is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Rozario was born on 30 August 1969 in Virajpet, Karnataka, India to . [1] He studied psychology and counselling at the International Institute of Integral Human Sciences in Montreal, Canada. [6]

Priesthood

On 31 May 1992, Rozario became a professed member of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary and was ordained a priest on 4 November 1999. [1] [7]

Episcopate

Rozario was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae on 10 October 2018 by Pope Francis [8] and consecrated by John Ribat [9] on 15 December 2018. [1] [10]

See also

List of Catholic bishops of India

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Rozario Menezes [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Felicitation of Our New Bishop Rev. Dr. Rozario Menezes S.M.M in Mysore". www.montfort-india.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Appointment of a New Montfortian Bishop for the Diocese of Lae (Papua New Guinea)". www.montfortian.info. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. ↑ ICM, Team (2018-10-11). "Fr Rozario Menezes". Indian Catholic Matters. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  7. ↑ Joseph, C. V. (2018-10-11). "Pope Appoints Rev Rozario Menezes Bishop of Lae, PNG - Mangalorean.com" . Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  8. ↑ "Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Rozario Menezes SMM as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Lae. :: Voice of ToRot". www.voiceoftorot.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  9. ↑ National, The (2018-12-17). "Sir John Ribat ordains new bishop in Lae". The National. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Rev Rozario Menezes ordained as Lae diocese's third bishop". Post Courier. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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