Valerian Gracias
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 46 years ago |
Date of birth | October 23,1900 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Karachi |
Pakistan | |
Date of died | September 11,1978 |
Died | Mumbai |
India | |
Residence | Mumbai |
India | |
Successor | Simon Pimenta |
Founded | Saint Theresa's High School |
Education | St Patrick's High School, Karachi |
Pontifical Gregorian University | |
St. Patrick's High School | |
Papal Seminary | |
St Joseph College Jeppu Mangalore | |
Archdioces | Archdiocese of Bombay |
Ordin | 3 October 1926 |
Predecessor | Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J. |
Parents | José Gracias ; Carlota Gracias (Mother) |
Nationality | Indian |
Consecr | 29 June 1946; by Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J. |
Creat cardin | 12 January 1953; by Pope Pius XII |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1181057 |
Valerian Gracias Life story
Valerian Gracias was an Indian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bombay from 1950 until his death and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.