Raphy Manjaly
{{Short description|Indian Catholic prelate (born 1958)}}
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| province = Agra
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| appointed = 12 November 2020
| enthroned = 7 January 2021
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| predecessor = Albert D'Souza
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- Bishop of Varanasi (2007{{nbnd}}2013)
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| birth_place = Vendore, Kerala, India
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| motto = To Bring Together People of God
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| date of priestly ordination = May 11, 1983
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| consecrated by = Pedro López Quintana
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| date of consecration = April 30, 2007
| place of consecration = St. Mary Catholic School. Diocese of Varanasi
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Bishop Raphy Manjaly is an Indian Catholic prelate serving as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Agra, in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-11/pope-francis-india-appointment-agra-archdiocese-raphy.html|title=Pope appoints new archbishop in Agra, India - Vatican News|access-date=2020-11-13|date=2020-11-12|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/index.php|title=Pope appoints new Archbishop in Agra, India|access-date=2020-11-13}} He was installed as the archbishop of Agra on 7 January 2021.
Early life and education
Manjaly was born on 7 February 1958 in Kerala, India, to Kathreena and M.V. Chacko.{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=196135|title=Dr Raphy Manjaly appointed bishop of Allahabad diocese|access-date=2017-10-05}} He received his primary education at St. Francis Xavier School, Vendore, Kerala and completed his high school from Tyagarajar High School, Alagappanagar, Trichur, Kerala. He joined St. Lawrence Minor Seminary, Agra, in 1973 and completed it in year 1975. He joined St. Joseph's Regional Seminary, Allahabad, in 1975 and completed his philosophy and theology education in year 1983. He completed his graduation and post graduation from Agra University. He completed his doctorate in spirituality from Angelicum University, Rome.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dioceseofallahabad.org/new-notice/FullNotice.aspx?NId=45|title=Allahabad Diocese|website=www.dioceseofallahabad.org|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-date=2017-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012532/http://www.dioceseofallahabad.org/new-notice/FullNotice.aspx?NId=45|url-status=dead}}
Priesthood
Manjaly was ordained a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest on 11 May 1983 at St Mary's Church, a Syro-Malabar Catholic church in the Archeparchy of Trichur in Vendore, Kerala.
Episcopate
Manjaly was appointed bishop of Varanasi on 24 February 2007 and consecrated on 30 April 2007. He was appointed bishop of Allahabad on 17 October 2013 and installed on 3 December 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://stmarymirzapur.com/our_team/most-rev-dr-raphy-manjaly/|title=MOST REV.DR.Raphy Manjaly – St.Mary School & College, Mirzapur, UP|website=stmarymirzapur.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Pope-appoints-Raphy-Manjaly-as-Bishop-of-Allahabad-diocese/articleshow/24375610.cms | title=Pope appoints Raphy Manjaly as Bishop of Allahabad diocese | newspaper=The Times of India | date=19 October 2013 | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=2017-10-05}} He was appointed Archbishop of Agra on 12 November 2020 and installed on 7 January 2021.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmanjaly.html Archbishop Raphy Manjaly] profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- [https://gcatholic.org/p/13686 Archbishop Raphy Manjaly] profile at [https://gcatholic.org GCatholic.org]
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Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
Category:Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni