(born 14 March 1945) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Bhopal from 2007 to 2021.
He completed his minor seminary studies at Rajeshwar Vidhyalaya, in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh from 1958 to 1962.
[1] He was appointed Bishop of Khandwa by Pope John Paul II on 3 June 1999[2] and received his episcopal consecration on 8 September 1999.
[3] On 17 February 2001, Pope John Paul named him a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
[4] He was appointed Archbishop of Bhopal by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 June 2007[5] and installed there on 16 September 2007.