Bishop Francis Kalist is the Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

He served as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut, India from 2009 till 19 March 2022.

[1][2][3][4] Kalist was born on 23 November 1957 in Reethapuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

[1] On 19 March 2022, Pope Francis appointed him as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore and he was installed on 29 April 2022.

He received the pallium on 29 June 2022 from Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.