Agnelo Rufino Gracias
Agnelo Rufino Gracias (born July 30, 1939 in Mombasa ) is an Indian clergyman and auxiliary bishop emeritus in Bombay .
Life
Agnelo Rufino Gracias was ordained a priest on December 21, 1962 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on March 13, 2001 auxiliary bishop in Bombay and titular bishop of Molicunza . The Archbishop of Bombay, Ivan Cardinal Dias , ordained him episcopal on April 21 of the same year; Co-consecrators were Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta , Old Archbishop of Bombay, and Lorenzo Baldisseri , Apostolic Nuncio in India and Nepal .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 30, 2014.
On September 21, 2018 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator sede plena of the Diocese of Jalandhar . The jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop Franco Mulakkal has been suspended since then.
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| SURNAME | Gracias, Agnelo Rufino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gracias, Agnelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, auxiliary bishop emeritus in Bombay |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mombasa |