Patrick Nair (15 August 1932 – 7 October 2017) was a
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1959, Nair served as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut ( la, Meeruten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Meerut in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.
History
* 20 February 1956: Established as the Diocese of Meerut from the Metropolitan Archd ...
, India, from 1974 to 2008.
See also
*
Catholic Church in India
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope (''Romanus Pontifex''). There are over 20 million Catholics in India,
References
1932 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
People from Agra
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