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Archbishop John Barwa,[1][2][3][4][5][6] S.V.D.[7][8] is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.[9][10][11][12][13]
Early life & 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.[14]
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.[15][16] Template:S-start Template:S-rel Template:Succession box Template:S-end
See also
List of Catholic bishops of India
References
- ↑ Conferral of the Pallium to Archbishop John Barwa, SVD. apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ Archbishop John Barwa Archives - Aid to the Church in Need. Aid to the Church in Need. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ India: Archbp. Barwa on 'Kandhamal Day'. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ Medjugorje | News. www.medjugorje.hr. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ Conferral of the Pallium to Archbishop John Barwa, SVD. apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ Arch. John Barwa shares Easter message. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ Traditional Welcome to His Excellency Rt. Rev. Arch Bishop John Barwa SVD(2013-01-09).
- ↑ SVD-Curia :: Breaking News :: New SVD Bishop Fr John Barwa. www.svdcuria.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ archbishop-john-barwa-from-india-visits-medjugorje. www.medjugorje.hr. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ Archbishop John Barwa visits Salesian College. Salesian College Dimapur(2017-07-14). Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack{{#if:Shortt|, Shortt}. Ebury Publishing(2012-11-01). ISBN 9781448175284
- ↑ Visit of Most Rev. John Barwa, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhuvneshwar, Odisha | Navjeevan Charitable Society. www.navjeevanjalandhar.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.Template:Dead link
- ↑ INDIA Mgr Barwa's deep sorrow over 20 people who died in Bhubaneshwar hospital, AsiaNews.it. www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ↑ SVD-Curia :: Breaking News :: New SVD Bishop Fr John Barwa. www.svdcuria.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ↑ Archbishop John Barwa | Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese John Barwa | Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ Archbishop John Barwa [Catholic-Hierarchy], Cheney, David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-18.