Most Reverend Stephen Lepcha | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Darjeeling | |
| Archdiocese | Calcutta |
| Diocese | Darjeeling |
| Appointed | 14 June 1997 |
| Installed | 8 December 1997 |
| Predecessor | Eric Benjamin |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 December 1982 |
| Consecration | 8 December 1997 by Henry Sebastian D'Souza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Lepcha 22 December 1952 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Bishop's House, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734101, India |
| Motto | FIAT IN FIDE |
Bishop Stephen Lepcha [1] is the serving Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling. [2]
He was born in Suruk, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 22 December 1952.
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 15 December 1982.
He was appointed Bishop of Darjeeling on 14 June 1997 and Ordained on 8 December 1997. [3] [4]
The Diocese of Darjeeling is a Latin Roman Catholic suffragan diocese situated in the north east of India, in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
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