ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Jhansi

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Wilfred Gregory Moras, of the clergy of Lucknow, until now rector of Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the diocese of Allahabad, as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Jhansi, India.
Msgr. Wilfred Gregory Moras was born on 13 February 1969 in Neerude, in the diocese of Mangalore, and studied philosophy and theology at Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the diocese of Allahabad.
He was ordained a priest on 27 April 1997 for the diocese of Lucknow.
After ordination, he first held the roles of formator at Saint Paul’s Minor Seminary in Lucknow (1997-1999), secretary to the bishop (1999-2002), and deputy head of Saint Ann’s School in Palia (2002-2003). After obtaining a licentiate in missiology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome (2003-2006), he served as head and director of Saint Francis School and Hostel in Nigohan (2007-2008) and head of Saint Anthony’s School in Barabanki (2008-2013). He received a doctorate in missiology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome (2013-2016) and went on to serve as director of the Nav Sadhna Regional Pastoral Centre in Varanasi (2017-2021). Since 2021 he has been rector of Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in Allahabad. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 13/5/2024)

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