Lucas Sirkar

{{Short description|Indian Roman Catholic archbishop (1936–2021)}}

Lucas Sirkar, SDB (24 September 1936 – 18 April 2021) was an Indian Roman Catholic archbishop, He served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in/archbishop.html|title=The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta - Kolkata, India|website=www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in}} He was succeeded by Thomas D'Souza, the current serving Archbishop of Calcutta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsirkar.html|title=Archbishop Lucas Sirkar [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

He was ordained as a priest on 20 April 1968 and was a member of the religious institute, the Salesians of Don Bosco.{{r|hier}}

On 22 June 1984 he was appointed and on 22 September 1984 was consecrated as a Diocesan Bishop of Krishnagar. On 14 April 2000, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta. After the retirement of Henry Sebastian D'Souza, he succeeded him on 2 April 2002 as Archbishop of Calcutta.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-gets-new-Archbishop/articleshow/12027669.cms|title=City gets new Archbishop | Kolkata News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=25 February 2012 }} On 23 February 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation request made by Lucas Sirkar citing advanced age.

Sirkar died on 18 April 2021.{{r|hier}}