Devprasad John Ganawa,
S.V.D.
The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Ri ...
(born 8 December 1951), is an Indian Roman Catholic bishop. He is currently
Bishop of Udaipur.
Early life
Ganawa was born in Panchkui,
Madhya Pradesh,
India.
He completed his studies at the Seminary of St. Thomas and at the
Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth.
Priesthood
On 27 October 1982, Ganawa was ordained a priest for the
Society of the Divine Word
The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation ...
.
Episcopate
Ganawa was appointed bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhabua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhabua ( la, Jhabuen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jhabua in the Ecclesiastical province of Bhopal in India.
History
* 25 March 2002: Established as Diocese of Jhabua from the Diocese of Indore and ...
on 11 May 2009 by
Pope Benedict XVI and consecrated on 16 June 2009 by
Leo Cornelio
Leo Cornelio S.V.D. (born 14 March 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Bhopal from 2007 to 2021. He was bishop of Khandwa from 1999 to 2007.
Biography
Leo Cornelio was born in Kallianpur, Udupi, on 14 Marc ...
. On 21 December 2012, he was appointed bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Udaipur ( la, Udaipuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Udaipur in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra, Agra in India.
History
* 3 December 1984: Established as Diocese of ...
by Pope Benedict XVI. He also served as
apostolic administrator of Jhabua from 21 December 2012 to 10 October 2015.
His episcopal motto is THE JOY OF HOPE.
See also
*
List of Catholic bishops of India
The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church, and one of the four titula ...
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
Indian Roman Catholic bishops
Divine Word Missionaries Order
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India