Archbishop John Barwa
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Archbishop John Barwa
Archbishop’s House,
9/16, Satyanagar P.O.,
Bhubaneswar – 751007 OrissaPhone: 0674-2575225, 25750811, (P): 0674-2575397; Mobile: +919437390428
Fax :0674-2575397
Email: abjohnb@gmail.com,
9/16, Satyanagar P.O.,
Bhubaneswar – 751007 OrissaPhone: 0674-2575225, 25750811, (P): 0674-2575397; Mobile: +919437390428
Fax :0674-2575397
Email: abjohnb@gmail.com,
crcdc1974@yahoo.com; abcbsecretary@gmail.com
Archbishop John Barwa was born on June 1, 1955. He was ordained priest in 1985. Archbishop Barwa was consecrated coadjutor bishop of Rourkela on April 19, 2006. Hopeful of quelling violence against Christians in the Indian state of Orissa, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on Feb. 11, 2011.
Previous Ordinaries:
- Archbishop Raphael Cheenath (1985-2010)
- Archbishop Henry D’Souza (1974-1985)
- Paul Tobar Gonsalves, CM (1949-1971)
- Florencio Sanz Esperanza , C.M. (1939-1949 )
