Victor Lyngdoh
{{Short description|Indian bishop}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Victor Lyngdoh
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| title = Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong
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| archdiocese = Shillong
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| appointed = 28 December 2020
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| predecessor = Dominic Jala
| successor = Incumbent
| other_post = Chairman of the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India
| ordination = 25 January 1987
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| consecration = 2 April 2006
| consecrated_by = Pedro López Quintana
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|1|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wahlang, Meghalaya, India
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| nationality = Indian
| religion = Roman Catholic
| previous_post = Bishop of Jowai
| motto = FOR LIFE, I OBEY GOD
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Victor Lyngdoh is, since 2020, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong.{{Cite web|title=Archdiocese of Shillong, India|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/shil0.htm|access-date=2020-12-29|website=GCatholic}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-28|title=Bishop Victor Lyngdoh appointed as Archbishop of Shillong|url=https://www.syllad.com/bishop-victor-lyngdoh-appointed-as-archbishop-of-shillong/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Syllad|language=en-US}} He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai, India, until December 2020.{{Cite news|url=http://www.meghalayatimes.info/index.php/front-page/36192-victor-lyngdoh-named-new-bishop-of-jowai|title=Victor Lyngdoh named new Bishop of Jowai|work=Meghalaya Times|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-lyngdoh/842|title=Bishop Victor Lyngdoh {{!}} Bishop of Jowai Diocese Victor Lyngdoh {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-08-29}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jowa0.htm|title=Diocese of Jowai, India|work=GCatholic|access-date=2018-11-11}}
Early life
Victor was born in Wahlang, Meghalaya, India on 14 January 1956.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Priesthood
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 25 January 1987.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Nongstoin, India on 28 January 2006 and ordained on 2 April 2006. Pope Francis appointed Lyngdoh Bishop of Jowai on 15 October 2016 and he was installed on 20 November 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://ccbi.in/ongstoin-bishop-victor-lyngdoh-transferred-to-jowai-diocese/|title=Nongstoin Bishop Victor Lyngdoh Transferred to Jowai Diocese {{!}} CCBI|website=ccbi.in|date=16 October 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blyng.html|title=Bishop Victor Lyngdoh [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2018-08-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://catholicsindia.in/?p=17734|title=Appointment of Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Nongstoin as Bishop of Jowai (15-10-2016) – Catholics Indian|website=catholicsindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-11}} He also chairs the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India.{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-lyngdoh/842|title=Bishop Victor Lyngdoh {{!}} Bishop of Jowai Diocese Victor Lyngdoh {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-08-30}}
Lyngdoh was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong on 28 December 2020.
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Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Francis