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The Most Reverend
Francis Braganza
SJ
Bishop Emeritus of Baroda
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
Province
Gandhinagar
Metropolis
Gandhinagar
Diocese
Diocese of Baroda
See
Diocese of Baroda (emeritus)
Installed
29 August 1997
Term ended
21 December 2011
Predecessor
Ignatius Salvador D'Souza
Successor
Godfrey de Rozario
Other post(s)
Bishop of Baroda.(1987-1997)
Orders
Ordination
21 November 1951
Consecration
29 June 1987 by Archbishop Simon Pimenta
Rank
Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Born
Francis Leo Braganza
(1922-01-29)29 January 1922
Bandra, Bombay.
Died
21 December 2011(2011-12-21) (aged 89) Xavier’s residence, Ahmedabad
Bishop of Baroda.(1987-1997) Vice Provincial of Gujarat.(1963-1968) Assistant to the General.(1967-1970)
Alma mater
Columbia University
Styles of Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca
Reference style
Bishop
Spoken style
Your Excellency
Religious style
The Most Reverend
Ordination history of Francis Braganza
History
Priestly ordination
Date
21 November 1951
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Archbishop Simon Ignatius Pimenta
Co-consecrators
Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J., Bishop Gregory Karotemprel.
Date
29 June 1987
Francis Leo Braganza (29 January 1922 – 21 December 2011) was an Indian Jesuit priest. He was the bishop of the diocese of Baroda, Gujarat, from 1987 to 1997.
Francis Braganza was born in Mumbai, India, ordained a priest on 21 November 1951 in the Society of Jesus. Braganza was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Baroda on 27 April 1987 and ordained bishop 29 June 1987. Braganza retired on 29 August 1997.
He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, where he died in 2011, aged 89.
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