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Roman Catholic bishop
Vincent Aind
is an Indian prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church
. He serves as the
Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi
since 2023. Previously he served as
Bishop of Bagdogra
from 2015 to 2023.
Early life and education
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He was born on 30 January 1955 at
Kalchini
,
West Bengal
. He completed his bachelor's degree in economics from
St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling
. He has a degree in philosophy from Morning Star Regional Seminary,
Barrackpore
. He holds a
Licentiate
in Philosophy from
Jnana-Deepa
and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the
Pontifical Gregorian University
. He completed his studies in theology at
St. Joseph's Seminary, Mangalore
.
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He was ordained a priest on 30 April 1984.
Episcopate
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He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagdogra on 7 April 2015 by
Pope Francis
[2]
and consecrated on 14 June by
Telesphore Toppo
. On 30 December 2023, he has been appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of
Ranchi
.
He is a Consultant and Member of the Diocesan Council for Economic Affairs of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri
and Regional Secretary of the Commission of the Clergy, Religious and Seminarians of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Bengal. He is a member of the Editorial Team and Executive Committee of the
Association of Christian Philosophers of India
.
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Pope Francis
named him metropolitan archbishop of Ranchi on 30 December 2023.
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