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Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.
Early life and education
Barwa was born in Gaibira, Odisha, India, on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm.
Priesthood
Barwa was ordained a Catholic priest of Society of the Divine Word on 14 April 1985.
Episcopate
Rev. John Barwa was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela on 4 Feb 2006 and ordained a Bishop on 19 April 2006 by Telesphore Toppo. He succeeded as a bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on 11 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
See also
List of Catholic bishops of India
References
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar keuskupan di India
- Keuskupan Balasore
- Keuskupan Rayagada
- Keuskupan Berhampur
- Keuskupan Agung Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
- Keuskupan Rourkela
- Telesphore Toppo
- Grand Prix sepeda motor Qatar 2021
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- Pegunungan Himalaya
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- Alphonse Bilung
- List of Catholic bishops of India
- Telesphore Toppo
- Christianity in Odisha
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Balasore
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rayagada
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela
- Vincent Barwa
