Francis Braganza

Religious Leader

1922 – 2011

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Who was Francis Braganza?

Francis Leo Braganza was an Indian Jesuit priest. He was the bishop of the diocese of Baroda, Gujarat, from 1987 to 1997.

Francis Braganza was born in Mumbai, India, ordained a priest on November 21, 1951 in the Society of Jesus. Braganza was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Baroda on April 27, 1987 and ordained bishop June 29, 1987. Braganza retired on August 29, 1997. He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, where he died in 2011, aged 89.

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Born
Jan 29, 1922
Mumbai
Died
Dec 21, 2011
Ahmedabad

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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