Linus Nirmal Gomes

{{Short description|Indian Roman Catholic bishop (1921–2021)}}

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| type = Bishop

| honorific_prefix = The Right Reverend

| name = Linus Nirmal Gomes

| honorific_suffix = SJ

| title = Bishop Emeritus of Baruipur

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

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| diocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur

| see = Baruipur (emeritus)

| term_start = 31 October 1995

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| other_post = Bishop of Baruipur.^(1977-1995)

| ordination = 21 November 1954

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| consecration = 19 November 1977

| consecrated_by = Lawrence Trevor Picachy

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| rank = Bishop

| birth_name = Linus Nirmal Gomes

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|09|07|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Boro Gola

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|27|1921|9|7|df=y}}

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| nationality = Indian

| religion = Roman Catholic

| residence = Baruipur, West Bengal, India

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| motto = Do Whatever He Tells You

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| name= Linus Nirmal Gomes

| dipstyle= The Right Reverend

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| relstyle= Bishop

| See=Baruipur (Emeritus)

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| date of priestly ordination = 21 November 1954

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| consecrated by = Lawrence Trevor Picachy

| co-consecrators = Henry Sebastian D'Souza,
Michael Atul D'Rozario

| date of consecration = 19 November 1977

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| bishop 1 = Alphonsus F. D'Souza

| consecration date 1 = 17 May 1987

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Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. (7 September 1921 – 27 February 2021) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Baruipur since 1977. He retired in 1995.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgomesln.html Catholic Hierarchy-Linus Nirmal Gomes]

Gomes was born in the village of Boro Golla, Dhaka, East Bengal. He joined the Society of Jesus on 26 June 1942, and was ordained a priest on 21 November 1954. Gomes was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Baruipur on 30 May 1977 and ordained bishop on 19 November 1977. Gomes retired on 31 October 1995 as bishop of the Baruipur Diocese. He died in February 2021 at the age of 99.[https://ccbi.in/bishop-linus-gomes-passed-away/ Bishop Linus Gomes Passed Away]