Valerian Gracias
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Valerian Gracias was an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bombay from 1950 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
Cardinal Gracias greeted by members of the Indian Maltese community at the La Valette Band Club in Malta in 1958
The Cathedral of the Holy Name or Holy Name Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Indian city of Mumbai, that has the seat and is the headquarters of the Archbishop of Bombay. The cathedral i
Valerian Gracias
…chancellor of Bombay. He served as a preacher and pastor, and as the editor of various newspapers before being named the first Indian rector of Mumbai's Holy Name Cathedral in December 1941. On 16 May 1946, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and Titular bishop of Thennesus. Gracias received his episcopal consecration…
Façade of Cathedral of the Holy Name in 2020
Old postcard of the wood-house road, Bombay, with the Cathedral of the Holy Name.
The fresco covered vaulted ceilings