Ignatius P. Lobo

Ignatius P. Lobo (* April 27, 1919 in Siolim, Goa, India, † February 17, 2010 in Hubli -Dharwad, Karnataka ) was Bishop of Belgaum.

Life

Ignatius P. Lobo was dedicated to his theological education in Bombay on December 21, 1947, Cardinal Valerian Gracias a priest. From 1953 to 1961 he was secretary of Valerian Gracias. From 1962 to 1974 he was director of Caritas in India, from 1974 to 1977 its Director General. He was also a member of Caritas International, and from 1970 to 1978 vice-president of Caritas International for Asia and Oceania.

On September 26, 1967, he was by Pope Paul VI. appointed bishop in Belgaum. The Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in India, Giuseppe Caprio, consecrated him on 2 June of the next year in the Fatima Cathedral in Belgaum Bishop; Co-consecrators were William Zephyrine Gomes, Bishop of Poona, and Longinus Gabriel Pereira, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay.

1st December, 1994, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation age-related.