Lumen Monteiro
Most Reverend Lumen Monteiro Agartala | |||||||||||||||
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| Appointed | 11 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Diocese erected | ||||||||||||||
| Successor | Incumbent | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 February 1952 , India | ||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Lead Us Onwards | ||||||||||||||
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Lumen Monteiro Diocese of Agartala.[2]
Early life
Monteiro was born in 1952 in Calangute, Goa, India.[1]
Priesthood
Monteiro joined the Congregation of the Holy Cross and professed his vows on 30 May 1974 and was
ordained as a priest on 28 October 1980 in the Congregation of Holy Cross
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Episcopate
Agartala on 11 January 1996 and he received his episcopal consecration on 26 May 1996.[1]
His episcopal motto is "Lead Us Onward."
From 1997 to 2001, Monteiro was chairman of the CCBI Commission on Ecumenism.[3]
From 18 October 2000 to 2 October 2001, Monteiro served as
He chaired the North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum and was a representative of the
Caritas India.[5]
He was elected chairman of the CCBI office for Healthcare.[6][when?] He previously served as chairman of Caritas India[7] for two terms until February 2020.[citation needed]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Diocese of Agartala, India". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Ecumenism". Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- UCA News. 6 December 2001. Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Bishop Monterio became the administrator of neighboring Aizawl diocese when its first bishop Denzil D´Souza became ill in May 2000.
- UCA News. Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- Diocese of Agartala. Archivedfrom the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- UCA News. 14 November 2017. Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Further reading
- Monteiro, Lumen. "'Matters India' Interviews Bishop Lumen Monteiro CSC". Diocese of Agartala(Interview). Interviewed by Irudhaya Jothi. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
External links
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Media related to Lumen Monteiro at Wikimedia Commons- Monteiro profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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