The following list refer to list of Roman Catholic missionaries in India.
Early missionaries
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Thomas the Apostle
Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twi ...
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St. Francis Xavier
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Giacomo Fenicio
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Roberto de Nobili
Roberto de Nobili (1577 – 16 January 1656) was an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India. He used a novel method of adaptation ( accommodatio) to preach Christianity, adopting many local customs of India which were, in his view, not con ...
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Jordanus Catalani
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John Marignolli
Roman Catholic missionaries
These include:
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Jordanus
Jordanus (-), distinguished as JordanofSeverac ( la, Iordanus de Severaco; oc, Jordan de Severac; french: Jourdain de Séverac; it, Giordano di Séverac) or JordanofCatalonia ( la, Jordanus Catalanus; ca, Jordà de Catalunya), was a Catala ...
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Giovanni de' Marignolli alias ''John De Marignolli''
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Roberto de Nobili
Roberto de Nobili (1577 – 16 January 1656) was an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India. He used a novel method of adaptation ( accommodatio) to preach Christianity, adopting many local customs of India which were, in his view, not con ...
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St. Francis Xavier (1506–52)
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Matheus de Castro
Dom Matheus de Castro ( 1594–1679) was a native of Divar, Goa, Portuguese India. He was the first Indian Bishop of the Catholic Church. Consecrated Bishop of Chrysopolis in Rome by the Vatican and appointed Vicar Apostolic to the Kingdoms of Bi ...
(1594–1677)
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Thomas de Castro (d. 1684)
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Ephrem de Nevers (d. 1695)
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John de Brito (d. 1647–1693)
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Joseph Vaz
Joseph Vaz ( Konkani: ''San Zuze Vaza''; pt, São José Vaz; kn, ಪವಿತ್ರಾ ಯೋಸೆಫ್ ವಾಸ್ ಸಂತರು ''Pavitra Yoseph Vaz Santaru''; ta, புனித யோசேப் வாஸ் முனிவர் ...
(1651–1711)
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Costantino Giuseppe Beschi (1680–1747)
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Mother Teresa
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, MC (; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa ( sq, Nënë Tereza), was an Indian-Albanian Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded the Missionaries of Charity. Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu () was ...
(1910–1997)
[Blessed Mother Teresa]
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''. Retrieved 4 July 2010.[{{cite book, last=Poplin, first=Mary, title=Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service, date=Jan 28, 2011, publisher=InterVarsity Press, isbn=978-0830834723, page=112, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRzDAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22I+am+a+missionary%22+mother+teresa&pg=PA112, quote=Remember, brother, I am a missionary and so are you]
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Mary Glowrey (1887-1957)
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Jim Borst (1932-2018)
See also
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List of Protestant missionaries in India
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Mission (Christian)
A Christian mission is an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, to carry on evangelism or other activities, such ...
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Christianity in India
References
Further reading
* ''In the Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in British India'' by Susan Billington Harper.
* ''Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography'' by Kathryn Spink.
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