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{{short description|20th and 21st-century Indian Catholic bishop}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2015}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type        = Archbishop Emeritus
| name        = Bernard Moras
| honorific-suffix = Archbishop 
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| caption     = 
| archdiocese = Bangalore
| diocese     = 
| see         = Bangalore
| appointed   = 22 July 2004
| term_start  = 17 September 2004
| term_end  = 19 March 2018
| predecessor = [[Ignatius Paul Pinto]]
| successor   = [[Peter Machado]]
| other_post  = 
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| ordination     = 6 December 1967
| ordained_by    = 
| consecration   = 25 February 1997
| consecrated_by = cardinal [[Simon Ignatius Pimenta]]
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| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1941|8|10|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Kuppepadavu]], [[Mangaluru]], India
| death_date    = 
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| church  = Roman Catholic
| previous_post = {{unbulleted list|Bishop of Belgaum (1996–2004)|Apostolic Administrator of Bellary (2006–2008)|Archbishop of Bangalore (2004-2018) |Apostolic Administrator of Mysore (2023-2025)}}
| motto = {{unbulleted list|In thee we hope–Mary our Mother}}
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| nationality   = 
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    dipstyle=[[The Most Reverend]] |
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'''Bernard Blasius Moras''' (born 10 August 1941) is an Indian [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and is the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bangalore]].
== Early life ==
Born in [[Kuppepadavu]], [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]],

== Priesthood ==

Moras was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on 6 December 1967. During his priestly ministry, he was very involved with [[health care]].

== Episcopate ==
On 30 November 1996, Moras was appointed [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum|Belgaum]] by [[Pope John Paul II]]. He was consecrated on 25 February 1997 by Cardinal [[Simon Pimenta]], with Bishops [[Aloysius Paul D'Souza|Aloysius D'Souza]] and [[Ignatius Pinto]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]]. Moras chose as his episcopal [[motto]]: "In Thee We Hope–[[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] Our Mother."

Moras was later named [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Archbishop of Bangalore]] on 22 July 2004, being installed on 17 September. The installation was attended by three [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] and by all the priests of Bangalore diocese.

[[Pope Benedict XVI]] bestowed the [[pallium]], a [[wool]]en garment reserved to [[Metropolitan bishop|metropolitan archbishops]], upon Moras on 29 June 2005.

Moras condemned [[Dan Brown]]'s novel ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' as "vicious" and "diabolic".<ref>Catholic Online. [http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=19870 Catholic bishops, groups warn of ‘Da Vinci Code’ assault on beliefs, see it as teaching moment] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124230/http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=19870 |date=29 September 2007 }} 17 May 2006</ref> He called all Christians to boycott the [[The Da Vinci Code (film)|film version]], which he requested of the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Indian film board]] to be banned from the country.

Moras also chairs the Pastoral Commission for Health of the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]] and is the Ecclesiastical Advisor to the [[Catholic Health Association of India]].

Moras takes part in the documentary ''[[The Indian Priest]]'' about Indian missionary priest Raphael Curian from 2015.

Following the suspension of Bishop [[Kannikadass William Antony]], Moras was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore|Diocese of Mysore]] on 7 January 2023 by [[Pope Francis]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=T R Sathish |title=Apostolic administrator for Diocese of Mysore takes charge |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mysuru/apostolic-administrator-for-diocese-of-mysore-takes-charge-1178817.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=8 January 2023 |language=en |date=7 January 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorasbb.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071229085824/http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com/archbishopofbang.asp Archdiocese of Bangalore]
*[http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=1232 Interview with AsiaNews]

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[[Category:1941 births]]
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[[Category:Christian clergy from Mangalore]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Bangalore]]
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India]]
[[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India]]


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