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Indian Catholic prelate (1936–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Portuguese futsal player, see Ivan Almeida Dias.
Ivan Cornelius Dias (14 April 1936 – 19 June 2017) was an Indian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2006 to 2011, Archbishop of Bombay from 1996 to 2006, and before that a papal ambassador in the Balkans, East Asia, and West Africa. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001.[1]
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Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples | |
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Archdiocese | Bombay |
Installed | 20 May 2006 |
Term ended | 10 May 2011 |
Predecessor | Crescenzio Sepe |
Successor | Fernando Filoni |
Other post(s) | Cardinal priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella |
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Ordination | 8 December 1958 by Valerian Gracias |
Consecration | 19 June 1981 by Agostino Casaroli |
Created cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal priest |
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Born | Ivan Cornelius Dias (1936-04-14)14 April 1936 |
Died | 19 June 2017(2017-06-19) (aged 81) [Rome, Italy |
Buried | Campo Verano 41.9015°N 12.5203°E / 41.9015; 12.5203 |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alma mater | St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai |
Motto | Servus (Latin for 'Servant') |
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Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Bombay (Emeritus) |
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