Death of Cardinal Ivan Dias: Official Notice
(Vatican Radio) The Archdiocese has published the following
notice of the death Cardinal Ivan Dias:
WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD DEMISE OF HIS EMINENCE,
IVAN CARDINAL DIAS
June 19, 2017
We Regret to Announce the Sad Demise of His Eminence, Ivan
Cardinal Dias, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the
Evangelisation of Peoples, and Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay.
Cardinal Ivan Dias, was born on 14 April, 1936 in Mumbai,
India and was ordained for the Archdiocese of Bombay on 8 December, 1958. He
held a doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome.
He entered the Holy See’s diplomatic service in 1964 and was
posted to the Nordic countries, Indonesia, Madagascar, La Réunion, the
Comorros, Mauritius and the Secretariat of State. On 8 May 1982, he was
appointed titular Archbishop of Rusubisir and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Ghana,
Togo and Benin, and received episcopal ordination on 19 June. He later served
as Apostolic Nuncio in Korea (1987-91) and Albania (1991-97).
On 8 November 1996 he was appointed Archbishop of Bombay.
Till 2006
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal by Saint Pope John
Paul II in the consistory of 21 February, 2001, of the Title of Spirito Santo
alla Ferratella (Holy Spirit at Ferratella).
Cardinal Ivan Dias was also President Delegate of the
10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October
2001). He was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation
of Peoples and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbanian University from 20
May 2006 until 10 May 2011.
Cardinal Dias passed away at 8 PM, in Rome, today, 19 June,
2017. The funeral details are awaited.
Press Office
Archdiocese of Bombay
Archdiocese of Bombay
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