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Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. is the serving
Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ( la, Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India. History * 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cut ...
.


Early life and education

Barwa was born in Gaibira,
Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
,
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, on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the
Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm The Anselmianum, also known as the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm ( it, Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo; ) is a pontifical university in Rome associated with the Benedictines. It offers courses in philosophy, theology, liturgy, monastic studi ...
.


Priesthood

Barwa was ordained a
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of
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on 14 April 1985.


Episcopate

Rev. John Barwa was appointed
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of
Rourkela Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...
on 4 Feb 2006 and ordained a
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on 19 April 2006 by
Telesphore Toppo Telesphore Placidus Toppo (born 15 October 1939) is an Indian cardinal and was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1984 until his resignation was accepted on 24 June 2018. A polyglot, Toppo speaks Sadri, Oraon ( ...
. He succeeded as a bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela ( la, Rurkelaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Rourkela in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India. History * 4 July 1979: Established as Diocese of Rourkela from the D ...
started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed
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of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ( la, Cuttacken(sis)-Bhubanesvaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India. History * 18 July 1928: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Cut ...
on 11 February 2011 by
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.


See also

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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 ...


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Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India 1955 births People from Sundergarh district Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Divine Word Missionaries Order {{India-RC-archbishop-stub