Peter Machado
Peter Machado Archbishop of Bangalore | |
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| Archdiocese | Bangalore |
| Appointed | 19 March 2018 |
| Installed | 31 May 2018 |
| Predecessor | Bernard Moras |
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| Ordination | 8 December 1978 by William Leonard D'Mello |
| Consecration | 30 March 2006 by Bernard Moras |
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| Born | 26 May 1954 Honnavar, Uttara Kannada, India |
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| Styles of Peter Machado | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Peter Machado[1] is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore by Pope Francis and was installed in May 2018 as Archbishop of Bangalore.[2][3]
Archbishop Peter Machado was born on 26 May 1954, in Honnavar. He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1978, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar, which had been created in 1976. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law from Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy.[citation needed] He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum Diocese on 2 February 2006, and was ordained as a bishop on 30 March that year.
Prior to his episcopal appointment, he completed his doctoral studies in Rome in Canon Law and then served as procurator, judicial vicar, consultor and secretary of the Karnataka Regional Bishops' Laity Commission, based in Bangalore.[citation needed] As the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, he's also the President of Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) and All Karnataka United Forum for Christian Human Rights.[4]
Reception
Archbishop Machado slammed the erstwhile BJP led Bommai Government for pushing for anti conversion bill and spreading rumors. He further criticized the move of the government to survey Christian Missionaries and called it unconstitutional.[5][6]
He also raised concerns on the attack on Christians in Manipur violence.[7]
References
- ↑ "Rev. Dr. Peter Machado – The Common Man's Bishop". Indian Catholic Matters. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "Bishop Peter Machado appointed as the Archbishop of Bangalore | CCBI". ccbi.in. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "Dr Peter Machado Installed as Archbishop of Bangalore". Indiancatholicmatters.org. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ↑ "Meet Archbishop-Designate of Bangalore Peter Machado". Indian Catholic Matters. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ Henry, Nikhila (2021-12-25). "'Karnataka Govt is Like Herod': Archbishop of Bengaluru on Anti-Conversion Bill". TheQuint. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ "No government can stop good works: Bangalore archbishop". Matters India. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ "Manipur: Bengaluru Archbishop Expresses Concern Over Alleged Attacks on Churches". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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