John Rodrigues

John Rodrigues (born 21 August 1967) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Archbishop of Bombay.

John Rodrigues was born on 21 August 1967 in an east indian family in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai.

He spent the next two years studying in Rome, earning a licentiate in systematic theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in 2002.

Returning to Mumbai, he taught systematic theology at St Pius X College from 2002 to 2011, serving also as the school's group moderator from 2003 to 2013 and dean of studies from 2011 to 2013.

Alongside his academic work, he served the archdiocese as secretary of the priests council from 2010 to 2013 and as coordinator for the Year of Faith in 2012/13.