Oswald Gracias

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Gender	Male
Age	79
Born	Mumbai
	India
Ordination	20 December 1970
Predecessor	Ivan Dias
Consecration	16 September 1997
Appointed	14 October 2006
Created cardinal	24 November 2007
Date of birth	December 24,1944
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Appoint	14 October 2006
Parents	Jervis Gracias and Aduzinda Gracias
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdioces	Bombay
Consecr	16 September 1997; by Ivan Dias
Ordin	20 December 1970; by Valerian Gracias
Education	Pontifical Urban University
	St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
Nationality	Indian
Books	The juridical relevance of conjugal love for a valid marriage consent
Date of Reg.	2019-03-04 06:23:15
Date of Upd.	2023-09-13 20:34:14
ID	494729

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Oswald Gracias Life story

Oswald Gracias is an Indian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Latin Church Archbishop of Bombay by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 October 2006 and was raised to the cardinalate in 2007.

India Catholic Cardinal Oswald Gracias ‘failed abuse victims'

Feb 16,2020 3:11 am

...Cardinal Oswald Gracias told the BBC it pained him to hear accusations that he had neglected victims of alleged abuse One of the Catholic Church s most senior cardinals has admitted that he could have better handled sexual abuse allegations that were brought to him...