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'''Alphonsus Mathias''' (born on June 22, 1928, in [[Pangala]], [[India]]) is a retired Roman Catholic archbishop of the archdiocese of Bangalore.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was ordained a priest on 24 August 1954 and was appointed as the bishop of the [[Diocese of Chikmagalur]] on 16 November 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore Dr. Alphonse Mathias completes 50 years of Episcopal Consecration |url=http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=personality_inner&type=101 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=www.bellevision.com}}</ref> The [[Apostolic Nunciature to India|Apostolic Internuncio in India]] [[James Knox]] consecrated him on 5 February of the next year to the bishop ; co-consecrators were Albert Vincent D'Souza, Archbishop of Calcutta, and Raymond D'Mello, Bishop of Allahabad.<br />
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Mathias attended the [[Second Vatican Council]]. On 12 September 1986, he was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore, a role in which he served until he resigned on 24 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=ARCHBISHOPS/BISHOPS EMERITI {{!}} Archdiocese of Bangalore |url=https://www.bangalorearchdiocese.org/bishops-emeritus |website=ArchdioceseOfBLR |access-date=17 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Bangalore: Farewell to Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias |url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/2960/farewel1.htm |website=www.oocities.org |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> He was the president of the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]] from 1989 to 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fruitful 90: A glimpse into the journey of Dr Alphonsus Mathias, Archbishop Emeritus of Bengaluru |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusiveDisplay?articlesID=4866 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmathiasa.html catholic-hierarchy.org]<br />
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