Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha is the current serving bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore ( la, Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it com ...

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Early life and education

Saldanha was born on 27 April 1964 in

Kinnigoli Kinnigoli is a major suburb in the outskirts of Mangalore Tehsil (Mangalore Township). It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 5 km from Kateel (a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from M ...

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. He completed his philosophy and theology education from St. Joseph’s Inter diocesan Seminary,

Jeppu Jeppu is a locality in Mangalore city, Karnataka, India. It is situated on the southern part of Mangalore. Jeppu is on the bank of Nethravathi River. The National Highway 17 (India) passes through this locality. Jeppu means sleep in local Tulu ...

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

. He acquire a diploma in

Depth Psychology Depth psychology (from the German term ''Tiefenpsychologie'') refers to the practice and research of the science of the unconscious, covering both psychoanalysis and psychology. It is also defined as the psychological theory that explores the rela ...

and

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, from the Institute for Formators,

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, in 1994. He also holds a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Urbanian University.

Priesthood

On 6 May 1991, Saldanha was ordained a priest for the

. After ordination he served as Assistant parish priest of St. Lawrence's Parish,

Moodubelle Belle (also known as Bollay) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code=01308800 It is located in the Udupi taluk of Udupi district. The village is known for its historic Moodu-Belle Mahalingeshwara Temple dedicated to ...

, Assistant parish priest of Our Lady of Miracles Parish, assistant parish priest of Our Lady of Dolours Parish,

Vittal Vitla (ವಿಟ್ಲ) also Vittal is a town in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constitu ...

, Professor and formator at St. Joseph's Inter diocesan Seminary,

, Vice Rector of St. Joseph's Inter diocesan Seminary,

, Professor at St. Joseph's Inter diocesan Seminary,

, Professor of

Dogmatic Theology Dogmatic theology, also called dogmatics, is the part of theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning God and God's works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the Roman Catholic Ch ...

at the Pontifical Urban University in

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, Assistant Spiritual Father at the Pontifical Urban College " de Propaganda Fide",

, Associate Professor of the Pontifical Urban University, Rome.

Episcopate

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

appointed Saldanha as bishop of the

on 3 July 2018 and consecrated by

Aloysius Paul D'Souza Aloysius Paul D'Souza ( knn, अलोय्सिउस पौल डी सोझा (Devanagari), ಎಲೋಷಿಯಸ್ ಪಾವ್ಲ್ ಡಿ'ಸೋಜಾ (Kannada); born 21 June 1941) is the former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioce ...

on 15 Sep 2018 at

Our Lady of Rosary Cathedral, Mangalore Church of Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore ( pt, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Mangalore), or Rosario Cathedral is a Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic cathedral in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosa ...

. Prior to his appointment he serving as Adiutor Secretarii Specialis of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

References

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