Oswald Lewis (bishop)


Bishop Oswald Lewis is the first Bishop of the newly created Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur.

Early life

He was born in Kemmannu village of Udupi district of Karnataka state, India, on 30 July 1944.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow on 30 December 1972.

Episcopate

On 21 November 1997 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut and ordained as a bishop on 16 April 1998.
He was appointed first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur on 20 July 2005