Ignatius P. Lobo
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Ignatius P. Lobo was an Indian prelate
of the Catholic Church. As of 2009, he was one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops from India.
Lobo was born in Siolim
, India and ordained priest 21 December 1947. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Belgaum on 26 September 1967 and retired from same diocese on 1 December 1994.
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 the Catholic Church. As of 2009, he was one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops from India.
Lobo was born in Siolim
Siolim
Siolim is a village in Bardez taluka, and a census town on the central west coast of India, in the North Goa district of Goa. The 2001 population was 10,311. Siolim is also the name of a constituency in the Goa assembly, which includes Assagao, Anjuna and Oxel, in addition to Siolim. This article...
, India and ordained priest 21 December 1947. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Belgaum on 26 September 1967 and retired from same diocese on 1 December 1994.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of Belgaum