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.
Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S | |
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Bishop of Diocese of Amravati (Emeritus) | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Amravati |
In office | 1955–1995 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Edwin Colaço |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 September 1944 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 31 July 2011 | (aged 96)
Rosario was born in Nagpur, India on 30 May 1915. He was ordained priest on 29 September 1944 [1] in the religious institute of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales. Appointed on 8 May 1955 to the Diocese of Amravati, he was ordained bishop on 13 November 1955, retiring from governance of the see on 1 April 1995.
Popularity
editBishop Rosario was very popular among the non-Catholic masses of Amravati. He was particularly known in the region for his tolerance for other religions.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.