Former Bishops
BISHOP IGNATIUS SALVADOR D’SOUZA
FIRST BISHOP OF BARODA

Born February 13, 1912

Ordained Priest November 27, 1938

Episcopal Ordination November 30, 1966

Died January 19, 1986

BISHOP FRANCIS LEO BRAGANZA SJ
SECOND BISHOP OF BARODA

Born January 29,1922

Ordained Priest November 22, 1951

Episcopal Ordination June 29, 1987

Retired October 24, 1997

Died December 21, 2011

BISHOP GODFREY BRAGANZA SJ
THIRD BISHOP OF BARODA

Born September 13, 1946

Ordained Priest April 22, 1978

Episcopal Ordination December 28, 1997

Retired December 18, 2021

ARCHBISHOP STANISLAUS FERNANDES SJ
APOSTOLIC Administrator

Born September 13, 1946

Ordained Priest March 23, 1968

Episcopal Ordination Bishop of Ahmedabad August 24, 1990

Installed Archbishop of Gandhinagar December 22, 2002

Retired as Archbishop of Gandhinagar June 12, 2015

Apostolic Administrator of Baroda May 23, 2016 - Feb 18, 2023

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