Victor Henry Thakur

The Most Reverend Victor Henry Thakur
Archbishop of Raipur
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur
Appointed	3 July 2013
Installed	19 September 2013
Predecessor	Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel
Successor	Incumbent
Other post	Chairman of the Education Commission of the Bihar Regional Council of Bishops
Previous post	Bishop of Bettiah Chancellor of the Diocese of Raipur
Orders
Ordination	3 May 1984
Consecration	11 November 1998 by  Cardinal Telesphore Toppo
Personal details
Born	(1954-07-01) 1 July 1954 (age 71) Chakhni, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Archbishop's House,Khristbandhu Niwas, Byron Bazar, Raipur 492 001 Chhattisgarh

Styles of Victor Henry Thakur
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur, ^{[1] [2] [3]} born 1 July 1954 at Chakhni, Bihar is the serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur.

Priesthood

He was ordained as a catholic priest on 3 May 1984.

Episcopate

He was appointed as Bishop of Bettiah on 27 June 1998 and ordained on 11 November 1998. He was appointed Archbishop of Raipur on 3 July 2013 and installed on 19 September 2013. He has served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Raipur and, as of 2017, is chairman of the education commission of the Bihar Regional Council of Bishops. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

List of Catholic bishops of India

References

1. AsiaNews.it. "INDIA Raipur archbishop: Catholic schools on strike to protest nun's rape". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
2. "Arch Bishop Victor Henry Thakur met with Governor Balramji - Raipur Photo Gallery, Latest Photo Gallery Raipur Chhattisgarh". www.cg-04.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
3. "New archbishop of Raipur (India) Victor Henry Thakur (R) receives the Pallium from Pope Francis during a mass for the new metropolitan archbishops and the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on June..." Getty Images. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
4. "Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur | Archbishop of Raipur Archdiocese Victor Henry Thakur | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
5. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 June 2017.