Felix Anthony Machado (born 6 June 1948) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Vasai since 2009 to 2024.
[1] His family relations include both Christians and Hindus; one of his cousins was among the founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the principal force behind contemporary Hindu nationalism.
He then earned a master's degree in theology at Maryknoll Seminary in New York and a doctorate from Fordham University.
[2] Pope Benedict XVI gave him the personal title of archbishop and named him head of the Diocese of Nashik on 16 January 2008.
[9] He has developed a good working relationship with the Sikh community[10] and advocates dialogue with Hindus to ease their concerns about conversions to Christianity.