Paschal Topno

{{Short description|Indian Roman Catholic prelate (1932–2025)}}

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Paschal Topno

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| title = Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal

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| archdiocese = Bhopal

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| appointed = 20 May 1994

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| term_end = 15 June 2007

| predecessor = Eugene Louis D’Souza

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| successor = Leo Cornelio

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| previous_post = Bishop of Ambikapur (1985–1994)

| ordination = 31 July 1965

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| consecration = 18 January 1986

| consecrated_by = Eugene Louis D’Souza

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1932|06|15}}

| birth_place = Torpa, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|04|06|1932|06|15}}

| death_place = Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India

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| motto = Ego sum pastor bonus[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233914121034 PASCAL TOPNO (1932-) Bishop India signed convolute rare]

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Paschal Topno (15 June 1932 – 6 April 2025) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Ambikapur from 1985 to 1994 and archbishop of Bhopal from 1994 to 2007. Topno died on 6 April 2025, at the age of 92.[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btopno.html Archbishop Paschal Topno, S.J. †]