Gilbert Blaize Rego
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Gilbert Blaize Rego is an India
n Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
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Rego was born in Mumbai and was ordained a priest on December 3, 1953. Rego was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Simla and Chandigargh on March 11, 1971 and ordained bishop on September 11, 1971. Rego retired on November 10, 1999 as bishop of the Chandigargh and Simla Diocese.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Rego was born in Mumbai and was ordained a priest on December 3, 1953. Rego was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Simla and Chandigargh on March 11, 1971 and ordained bishop on September 11, 1971. Rego retired on November 10, 1999 as bishop of the Chandigargh and Simla Diocese.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of Simla and Chandigargh