Victor Lyngdoh

The Most Reverend Victor Lyngdoh
Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong
Archdiocese	Shillong
Appointed	28 December 2020
Predecessor	Dominic Jala
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	Chairman of the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Jowai
Orders
Ordination	25 January 1987
Consecration	2 April 2006 by  Pedro López Quintana
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-14) 14 January 1956 (age 69) Wahlang, Meghalaya, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	FOR LIFE, I OBEY GOD

Victor Lyngdoh is, since 2020, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong. ^{[1] [2]} He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai, India, until December 2020. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Victor was born in Wahlang, Meghalaya, India on 14 January 1956.^{[ citation needed ]}

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic priest on 25 January 1987.^{[ citation needed ]}

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Nongstoin, India on 28 January 2006 and ordained on 2 April 2006. Pope Francis appointed Lyngdoh Bishop of Jowai on 15 October 2016 and he was installed on 20 November 2016. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He also chairs the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India. ^[9]

Lyngdoh was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong on 28 December 2020. ^[2]

References

1. "Archdiocese of Shillong, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
2. "Bishop Victor Lyngdoh appointed as Archbishop of Shillong". Syllad. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Victor Lyngdoh named new Bishop of Jowai". Meghalaya Times. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
4. "Bishop Victor Lyngdoh | Bishop of Jowai Diocese Victor Lyngdoh | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
5. "Diocese of Jowai, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
6. "Nongstoin Bishop Victor Lyngdoh Transferred to Jowai Diocese | CCBI". ccbi.in. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
7. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Victor Lyngdoh [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
8. "Appointment of Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Nongstoin as Bishop of Jowai (15-10-2016) – Catholics Indian". catholicsindia.in. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
9. "Bishop Victor Lyngdoh | Bishop of Jowai Diocese Victor Lyngdoh | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.