Thomas Ignatius MacWan

His Excellency
Thomas Ignatius Macwan
Archbishop of Gandhinagar
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
Appointed 12 June 2015
Installed 12 September 2015
Predecessor Stanislaus Fernandes
Orders
Ordination 9 April 1988
Consecration 11 January 2003
by Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J.
Personal details
Born (1952-10-14) 14 October 1952
Bhavnagar Gujarat
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, Sector 8, Gandhinagar 382 008. Gujarat
Previous post
Motto CALLED TO DO GOOD
Styles of
Thomas Ignatius Macwan
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan[1][2][3][4][5] is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar.[6][7]

Early life

He was born on 14 October 1952 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic Priest on 9 April 1988.

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad on 11 November 2002 and ordained Bishop on 11 January 2003. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar on 12 June 2015 and installed on 12 September 2015 by Pope Francis.[8][9][10][11] During campaigning of Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, Archbishop MacWan issued letter warning against Nationalist Forces, after which legal activism NGO named Legal Rights Observatory - LRO lodged complaint at Election Commission of India against archbishop. Election Commission issued notice to archbishop following LRO complaint (http://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/ec-notice-to-archbishop-for-letter-seeking-prayers-for-election-4954875/) (RSS body Legal Rights Observatory moves EC against Archdiocese of Gandhinagar www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-elections-2017-rss-body-moves-ec-against-archdiocese-of-gandhinagar-2562169 )

References

  1. ↑ "The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Hon. Bishop Thomas Macwan as Archbishop of Gandhinagar Archdiocese. | Jagadish Christian.Com". jagadishchristian.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Robert John (2015-06-13). "ROBERT JOHN KENNEDY: Bishop Thomas Macwan of Ahmedabad diocese is appointed as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Gandhinagar, Gujarat". ROBERT JOHN KENNEDY. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Rt. Bishop Thomas Macwan meets the Holy Father Pope Francis". Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. ↑ BBN (2010-10-13), Rev. Bishop Thomas Macwan, retrieved 2017-08-21
  5. ↑ BBN (2015-09-14), Installation of Arch Bishop Thomas Macwan, retrieved 2017-08-21
  6. ↑ "Apostolic Nunciature, India » Installation of bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan as the Archbishop of Gandhinagar". apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Thomas Macwan is Gujarat's new archbishop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Macwan takes over Ahmedabad diocese - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas Macwan - Archdiocese of Gandhinagar". Archdiocese of Gandhinagar. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  10. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan | Archbishop of Gandhinagar Archdiocese Thomas Ignatius Macwan | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  11. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-18.

RSS body Legal Rights Observatory moves EC against Archdiocese of Gandhinagar www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-elections-2017-rss-body-moves-ec-against-archdiocese-of-gandhinagar-2562169

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