Peter Machado
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]
The Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado Metropolitan Archbishop | |
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| Archdiocese | Bangalore |
| See | Bangalore |
| Appointed | 19 March 2018 |
| Installed | 31 May 2018 |
| Predecessor | Bernard Moras |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 December 1978 by William Leonard D'Mello |
| Consecration | 30 March 2006 by Bernard Moras |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
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.
He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum Diocese on 2 February 2006, and was ordained bishop on 30 March that year. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he completed doctoral studies in Rome in Canon Law and served as procurator, judicial vicar, consultor and secretary of the Karnataka Regional Bishops’ Laity Commission, based in Bangalore.
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]
References
- "Rev. Dr. Peter Machado – The Common Man's Bishop". Indian Catholic Matters. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "Bishop Peter Machado appointed as the Archbishop of Bangalore | CCBI". ccbi.in. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "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. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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