Elias Joseph Gonsalves
Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur, India.Elias was born on 4 July 1961 in Chulne, Vasai West, Vasai, Maharashtra, India. He studied B. A. in History and Economics, from Bombay University, he also studied Community Based Development and Leadership and counselling from Coady Institute St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.Priesthood
Elias completed his religious studies at St. Pius X Seminary, Mumbai and on 11 April 1990 he was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay.Episcopate
Elias was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati on 11 July 2012 and consecrated on 29 September 2012. He was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur.
