Leo Cornelio

His Excellency
Leo Cornelio S.V.D
Archbishop of Bhopal
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal
See Bhopal
Appointed 15 June 2007
Installed 16 September 2007
Predecessor Paschal Topno S.J
Other posts Chairman of the CBCI Commission for Youth
Chairperson of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) YCS/YSM at National and Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh level
Member of the CBCI Commission for Social Communications
Financial administrator for the Madhya Pradesh
Chattisgarh Regional Major Seminaries at Bhopal and Ashta.
Orders
Ordination 14 November 1972
by Basil Salvadore D'Souza
Consecration 8 September 1999
by Abraham Viruthakulangara
Personal details
Born (1945-03-14) 14 March 1945
Udupi, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, 33, Ahmedabad Palace Road, Bhopal – 462 001 MADHYA PRADESH
Previous post
  • General Councillor
  • Provincial Superior of the SVD Central Indian province
  • Bishop of Khandwa Diocese
  • member of Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People
Motto VERBUM DOMINI
Styles of
Leo Cornelio
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor

Leo Cornelio (born 14 March 1945) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bhopal.

Early life

Bishop Leo Cornelio was born in Kallianpur, in Udupi on 14 March 1945 to Mr. Valerian Cornelio and Mrs. Rose Cornelio. At the age of thirteen he joined Divine Word Missionary (SVD). He completed his minor seminary studies from Rajeshwar Vidhyalaya, Mhow in Madhya Pradesh in 1962. He completed his graduation in Philosophy in 1968 and Theology in 1972 at the Papal Athenaeum, Pune[1]

Education

He obtained his Master's degree in English Literature from the State University. He also completed a course in theology and spirituality from Rome in 1983.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 14 November 1972.

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Khandwa Diocese by Pope John Paul II on 3 June 1999 and Ordained a Bishop on 8 September 1999. He was appointed Archbishop of Bhopal by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 June 2007 and installed on 16 September 2007.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  3. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Leo Cornelio [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
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