Edward Francis (bishop)

Edward Francis
Bishop of Sivagangai
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Sivagangai
In office3 July 1987 – 1 September 2005
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorJebalamai Susaimanickam
Orders
Ordination25 March 1957
Consecration30 August 1987
by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy[1]
Personal details
Born(1930-06-03)3 June 1930
Sendamaram (near Kadayanallur), Presidency of Fort St. George, British Raj, British Empire
Died11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 86)
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Edward Francis (3 June 1930 – 11 April 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Francis served as bishop of the Diocese of Sivagangai, India, from 1987 until 2005.[2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Bishop Edward Francis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Diocese of Sivagangai profile, gcatholic.org; accessed 30 April 2017.


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