Leo Tigga S.J. (born 31 January 1916 in Ward No. 4, Kolkata Municipal Corporation) was an

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clergyman and

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for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj ( la, Raigangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Raiganj in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Calcutta in India. History * June 8, 1978: Established as the Dio ...

. He became ordained in 1948. He was appointed bishop in 1978. He died in 1986.

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