Lumen Monteiro

{{short description|Indian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1952)}}

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Chairman, CCBI Commission on Ecumenism (1997{{nbnd}}2001)
Apostolic administrator of Aizawl (2000{{nbnd}}2001)
Chairman, Caritas India (?{{nbnd}}2020)
Chairman of North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum
CCBI representative on Caritas India governing body
Chairman, CCBI office for Healthcare

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| date of priestly ordination = 28 October 1980

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| consecrated by = Tarcisius Resto Phanrang

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Lumen Monteiro (born 1 February 1952) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church, who serves as the bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Agartala.{{Cite news |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/agar0.htm |title=Diocese of Agartala, India |work=GCatholic|access-date=29 July 2017|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135247/http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/agar0.htm|url-status=live}}

Early life

Monteiro was born in 1952 in Calangute, Goa, India.

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.{{Cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmonteiro.html |title=Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. |publisher=David M. Cheney |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205092303/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmonteiro.html |url-status=live}} His episcopal motto is "Lead Us Onward."

From 1997 to 2001, Monteiro was chairman of the CCBI Commission on Ecumenism.{{Cite web |url=https://ccbi.in/ecumenism/ |title=Ecumenism |access-date=7 February 2024 |publisher=Conference of Catholic Bishops of India |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129133509/https://ccbi.in/ecumenism/ |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2001/12/07/appointment-of-native-bishop-shows-churchs-maturity-officials-say&post_id=19684 |title=Appointment of native bishop shows Church's maturity officials say |work=UCA News |date=6 December 2001 |access-date=7 February 2024 |quote=Bishop Monterio became the administrator of neighboring Aizawl diocese when its first bishop Denzil D´Souza became ill in May 2000. |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207065656/https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2001/12/07/appointment-of-native-bishop-shows-churchs-maturity-officials-say&post_id=19684 |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/bishops/bishop-monteiro/32 |title=Bishop of Agartala Diocese Lumen Monteiro |website=UCA News|access-date=7 February 2024|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927171412/https://www.ucanews.com/directory/bishops/bishop-monteiro/32|url-status=live}}

He was elected chairman of the CCBI office for Healthcare.{{Cite web |url=https://www.agartaladiocese.org/news_details?news=25 |title=Bishop Lumen Elected as the New Chairman of CBCI Office for the Healthcare [sic] |website=Diocese of Agartala |access-date=7 February 2024 |archive-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201052651/https://www.agartaladiocese.org/news_details?news=25 |url-status=live}}{{When|date=February 2024}} He previously served as chairman of Caritas India{{Cite news |url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/caritas-india-seeks-to-get-volunteers-from-other-religions/80776 |title=Caritas India seeks to get volunteers from other religions |work=UCA News |date=14 November 2017 |access-date=7 February 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207065557/https://www.ucanews.com/news/caritas-india-seeks-to-get-volunteers-from-other-religions/80776 |url-status=live}} for two terms until February 2020.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}