Bernard Blasius Moras (born 10 August 1941) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. He also currently serves as a temporary Apostolic administration, Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore, Diocese of Mysore.
Early life
Born in Kuppepadavu, Mangalore, Karnataka,
Priesthood
Moras was Holy Orders, ordained to the Priesthood (Catholic Church), priesthood on 6 December 1967. During his priestly ministry, he was very involved with health care.
Episcopate
On 30 November 1996, Moras was appointed Bishop (Catholic Church), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum, Belgaum by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on 25 February 1997 by Cardinal Simon Pimenta, with Bishops Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Aloysius D'Souza and Ignatius Pinto serving as Consecrator, co-consecrators. Moras chose as his episcopal motto: "In Thee We Hope–Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary Our Mother."
Moras was later named Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore, Archbishop of Bangalore on 22 July 2004, being installed on 17 September. The installation was attended by three Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinals and by all the priests of Bangalore diocese.
Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the pallium, a woolen garment reserved to Metropolitan bishop, metropolitan archbishops, upon Moras on 29 June 2005.
Moras condemned Dan Brown's novel ''The Da Vinci Code'' as "vicious" and "diabolic".
[Catholic Online]
Catholic bishops, groups warn of ‘Da Vinci Code’ assault on beliefs, see it as teaching moment
17 May 2006 He called all Christians to boycott the The Da Vinci Code (film), film version, which he requested of the Central Board of Film Certification, Indian film board to be banned from the country.
Moras also chairs the Pastoral Commission for Health of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India and is the Ecclesiastical Advisor to the Catholic Health Association of India.
Moras takes part in the documentary ''The Indian Priest'' about Indian missionary priest Raphael Curian from 2015.
Following the suspension of Bishop Kannikadass William Antony, Moras was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore, Diocese of Mysore on 7 January 2023 by Pope Francis.
References
External links
Catholic-HierarchyArchdiocese of BangaloreInterview with AsiaNews
1941 births
Living people
Christian clergy from Mangalore
Roman Catholic archbishops of Bangalore
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
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