Joseph Rodericks

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| honorific_prefix = The Most Reverend

| name = Joseph Monsignor Rodericks

| honorific_suffix = SJ

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| title = Bishop
Archbishop Emeritus of Jamshedpur

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

| archdiocese = Archdiocese of Jamshedpur

| province = Ranchi

| metropolis = Ranchi

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| see = Jamshedpur (emeritus)

| elected = 25 June 1970

| term = 9 January 1971

| quashed = 9 January 1996

| predecessor = Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J.

| successor = Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J

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| ordination = 24 March 1958

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| consecration = 9 January 1971

| consecrated_by = Valerian Cardinal Gracias

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| rank = 35px Bishop-Priest

| laicized = 9 January 1996

| birth_name = Joseph Robert Rodericks

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1927|06|07}}

| birth_place = Bandra, Bombay Presidency, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|07|14|1927|06|07|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/bishop-laid-to-rest-in-golmuri/cid/500916|title = Bishop laid to rest in Golmuri}}

| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

| buried = Cathedral of St. Joseph, Golmuri

| resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|22.7918|N|86.2253|E|}}

| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} Indian

| religion = Roman Catholic

| residence = Jamshedpur

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| alma_mater = St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai.
San Cugat, Spain.
De Nobili College, Pane.

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| date of priestly ordination = 24 March 1958

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| consecrated by = Valerian Gracias.

| co-consecrators = Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J ,
Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J.

| date of consecration = 9 January 1971

| place of consecration = St. Peter's Church, Bandra.

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Joseph Robert Rodericks (7 June 1927 – 14 July 2010) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jamshedpur, India.

Biography

Ordained to the priesthood on 24 March 1958 for the Society of Jesus, Rodericks was appointed bishop on 25 June 1970 and was consecrated on 9 January 1971. He resigned the see on 9 June 1996.{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|brodj|Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J.|21 January 2015}}{{Self-published source|date=September 2015}}

See also

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Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India

Category:20th-century Indian Jesuits

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