Alphonsus Mathias
Alphonsus Mathias (born June 22, 1928 in Pangala ) is senior archbishop of Bangalore and participant in the last two sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
Life
Alphonsus Mathias was ordained a priest on August 24, 1954 . Paul VI appointed him on November 16, 1963 first bishop of Chikmagalur .
The Apostolic Internuncio in India , James Robert Knox , consecrated him on February 5, 1964 as bishop ; Co- consecrators were Albert Vincent D'Souza , Archbishop of Calcutta and Raymond D'Mello , Bishop of Allahabad .
On September 12, 1986, he was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore . On March 24, 1998, he resigned from office.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Chikmagalur 1963–1986 |
John Baptist Sequeira |
| Packiam Arokiaswamy |
Archbishop of Bangalore 1986–1998 |
Ignatius Paul Pinto |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mathias, Alphonsus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pangala |