Vincent Barwa (born October 18, 1953) is an Indian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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who serves as the
Bishop of Simdega from 2008.
Early life
Bishop Vincent Barwa was born on October 18, 1953 in a small village of Rengairh, Simdega district of Jharkhand state. He was ordained priest on may 2, 1984, and was ordained Bishop on November 8, 1998. On September 9, 2004,
Pope John Paul ll appointed him auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
nominated him Bishop of Simdega on February 11, 2008.
See also
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List of Catholic Bishops of India
References
1953 births
Living people
Indian Roman Catholic bishops
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
People from Simdega district
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