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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Bishop<br />
| name = Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S<br />
| title = [[Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati|Diocese of Amravati]] (Emeritus)<br />
|image = Picture of Bishop Rosario.png<br />
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| church = [[Roman Catholic Church]]<br />
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| see = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati|Diocese of Amravati]]<br />
| term = 1955–1995<br />
| predecessor = '''None''' <br />
| successor = Edwin Colaço<br />
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| ordination = 29 September 1944<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|5|30}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[India]] [[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2011|7|31|1915|5|30}}<br />
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| previous_post = Priest<br />
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'''Joseph Albert Rosario''', M.S.F.S (30 May 1915 – 31 July 2011) was an Indian [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops and the oldest Bishop from India.<br />
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Rosario was born in [[Nagpur]], India on 30 May 1915. He was ordained priest on 29 September 1944 <ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|brosar|Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S.|21 January 2015}}</ref> in the [[religious institute]] of the [[Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales]]. Appointed on 8 May 1955 to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati|Diocese of Amravati]], he was ordained bishop on 13 November 1955, retiring from governance of the see on 1 April 1995.<br />
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==Popularity==<br />
Bishop Rosario was very popular among the non-Catholic masses of [[Amravati]]. He was particularly known in the region for his tolerance for other religions<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brosar.html Catholic-Hierarchy]<br />
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