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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[List of oldest Catholic bishops]]
	*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda\|Diocese of Baroda]]		*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda\|Diocese of Baroda]]
	*[[Society of Jesus]]		*[[Society of Jesus]]

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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|Bishop]]
| honorific_prefix = [[The Most Reverend]]
| name = Francis Braganza
| honorific_suffix = [[Society of Jesus|SJ]]
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Bishop Emeritus of Baroda]]
| image =
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| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| church = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Archdiocese of Gandhinagar]]
| province = [[Gandhinagar]]
| metropolis = [[Gandhinagar]]
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Diocese of Baroda]]
| see = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Diocese of Baroda]] ([[emeritus]])
| term_start = 29 August 1997
| term_end = 21 December 2011
| predecessor = Ignatius Salvador D'Souza
| successor = Godfrey de Rozario
| opposed =
| other_post = Bishop of Baroda.'''''(1987-1997)'''''

| ordination = 21 November 1951
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 29 June 1987
| consecrated_by = [[Simon Pimenta|Archbishop Simon Pimenta]]
| cardinal =
| created_cardinal_by =
| rank = [[File:Prelate-Bishop.svg|35px]] [[Hierarchy of the Catholic Church|Bishop-Priest]]

| birth_name = Francis Leo Braganza
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|01|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bandra]], [[Bombay]].
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|12|21|1922|01|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Xavier’s residence, [[Ahmedabad]]
| buried = The Rosary Church, Baroda
| resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|22.3181|N|73.1839|E|}}
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} Indian
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| residence = [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]]
| parents = Leo Braganza'''(Father)''' Sophia Braganza'''(Mother)'''
| previous_post = Bishop of Baroda.'''''(1987-1997)''''' Vice Provincial of Gujarat.'''''(1963-1968)''''' Assistant to the General.'''''(1967-1970)'''''
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation =
| profession =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]]
| motto =
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}}
{{Infobox bishop styles
|bishop name = Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca
|dipstyle= [[Bishop]]
|offstyle= Your Excellency
|relstyle= The Most Reverend
}}
{{Ordination
| ordained deacon by =
| date of diaconal ordination =
| place of diaconal ordination =
| ordained priest by =
| date of priestly ordination = 21 November 1951
| place of priestly ordination =
| consecrated by = [[Simon Ignatius Pimenta|Archbishop Simon Ignatius Pimenta]]
| co-consecrators = Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J., [[Gregory Karotemprel|Bishop Gregory Karotemprel]].
| date of consecration = 29 June 1987
| place of consecration =
}}

'''Francis Leo Braganza''' (29 January 1922 – 21 December 2011) was an [[India]]n [[Society of Jesus|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 [[Catholic priest|priest]] on 21 November 1951 in the [[Society of Jesus]]. Braganza was appointed [[bishop]] to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Diocese of Baroda]] on 27 April 1987 and ordained bishop 29 June 1987. Braganza retired on 29 August 1997.
He lived in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]], where he died in 2011, aged 89.

==See also==
*[[List of oldest Catholic bishops]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Diocese of Baroda]]
*[[Society of Jesus]]

==External links==
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbragf.html Catholic-Hierarchy]

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