Valerian Gracias was an Indian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bombay from 1950 until his death and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
Cardinal Valerian Gracias greeted by members of the Indian Maltese community at the La Valette Band Club in Malta in 1958
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay is a particular church celebrating the Latin Rite of worship, centred in the Bombay (Mumbai) city of the northern Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The archdiocese has been a Metropolitan see since its elevation, by Pope Leo XIII on 1 September 1886.
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Building that houses the Archbishop of Bombay next to the Holy Name Cathedral
Agnelo Rufino Gracias, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay
Oswald Gracias, the current Archbishop of Bombay