杏MAP导航 appoints new archbishop in Agra, India
By Vatican News
杏MAP导航 Francis on Thursday appointed a new archbishop in Agra, India. He transferred Bishop Raphy Manjaly of Allahabad to the metropolitan see of Agra, in northern India鈥檚 Uttar Pradesh State. The appointment comes after the 杏MAP导航 accepted the resignation of Archbishop Albert D'Souza, who has been heading Agra Archdiocese since 2007. Archbishop D鈥橲ouza reached the canonical retirement age for bishops last year. Sixty-two-year old
Bishop Manjaly was born on February 7, 1958, in Vendore, in southern India鈥檚 Kerala state. After his school in his native state, he joined St. Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra, in 1973 and continued his philosophy and theology at St. Joseph鈥檚 Regional Seminary, Allahabad. He did his graduation and post-graduation degrees from Agra University. He obtained a doctoral degree from Angelicum University of Rome, Italy.
He was ordained a priest on May 11, 1983. 杏MAP导航 Benedict VI appointed him Bishop of Varanasi on February 24, 2007, and he was consecrated bishop on April 30, that year. 杏MAP导航 Francis appointed him Bishop of Allahabad on October 17, 2013.
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