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Lumen Monteiro

Lumen Monteiro

Indian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1952)

Lumen Monteiro CSC, DD (born 1 February 1952) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church, who serves as the bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Agartala.[2]

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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.

Episcopate

Pope John Paul II appointed Monteiro bishop of 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 apostolic administrator of the neighboring diocese of Aizawl after its bishop, Denzil Reginald D'Souza, became ill and retired.[4][1]

He chaired the North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum and was a representative of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India on the Governing Body of 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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Diocese of Agartala, India". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Ecumenism". Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Appointment of native bishop hows Church's maturity officials say". UCA News. 6 December 2001. Archived from 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.
  5. [5]
    "Bishop of Agartala Diocese Lumen Monteiro". UCA News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Bishop Lumen Elected as the New Chairman of CBCI Office for the Healthcare [sic]". Diocese of Agartala. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Caritas India seeks to get volunteers from other religions". UCA News. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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