Valerian Gracias
Valerian Cardinal Gracias (born October 23, 1900 in Karachi , British India , † September 11, 1978 in Bombay ) was Archbishop of Bombay .
Life
Valerian Gracias received his theological and philosophical training in Bangalore , Kandy and Rome . He received on 3 October 1926, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a parish pastor in Bandra , a suburb of Bombay. After completing advanced studies, he became the personal secretary of the Archbishop of Bombay in 1930 . From 1937 to 1946 he worked as a pastor and editor of a newspaper in Bombay.
In 1946 Pope Pius XII appointed him . as titular bishop of Thennesus and auxiliary bishop in Bombay. He received his episcopal ordination on June 29, 1946, the Archbishop of Bombay Thomas Roberts SJ ; Co- consecrators were Victor Fernandes , Bishop of Mangalore , and Thomas Pothacamury , Bishop of Bangalore . Pope Pius XII appointed him Archbishop of Bombay in 1950. On January 12, 1953, he accepted him as cardinal priest pro hac vice of the titular church of Santa Maria in Via Lata in the college of cardinals . Valerian Cardinal Gracias was the first Indian created cardinal . He took part in the conclave of 1958 , the Second Vatican Council and the conclave of 1963 . He was unable to attend the first conclave in 1978 due to illness. Valerian Cardinal Gracias died on September 11, 1978 in Bombay and was buried in the local cathedral.
literature
- Dento S. De Souza: India's first cardinal: Highlights in the life of Valerian Cardinal Gracias . Bombay 1971.
Web links
- Gracias, Valerian. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 17, 2017.
- Entry on Valerian Gracias on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 17, 2017.
- Interview with Valerian Gracias in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Roberts SJ |
Archbishop of Bombay 1950–1978 |
Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gracias, Valerian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gracias, Valerian Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, Archbishop of Bombay and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karachi , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1978 |
| Place of death | Bombay |