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{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Cardinal
| honorific_prefix = [[His Eminence]]
| name = Simon Ignatius ''Cardinal'' Pimenta
| honorific_suffix = [[Doctorate in canon law|D.Can.L]]
| title = [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay|Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay]]
| image = Archbishop Simon Pimenta.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Simon Ignatius Pimenta
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| church = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay|Archdiocese of Bombay]]
| province = [[Bombay]]
| metropolis = [[Bombay]]
| diocese =
| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay|Bombay]] ([[emeritus]])
| term_start = 8 November 1996
| term_end = 19 July 2013
| predecessor = [[Valerian Gracias|Cardinal Valerian Gracias]]
| successor = [[Ivan Dias]]
| opposed =
| other_post = Cardinal-Priest of S.Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata.'''''(1988-2013)'''''

| ordination = 21 December 1949
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 29 June 1971
| consecrated_by = [[Valerian Gracias|Archbishop Valerian Cardinal Gracias]]
| cardinal = 28 June 1988
| created_cardinal_by = [[Pope John Paul II]]
| rank = [[Cardinal-Priest]]

| birth_name = Simon Ignatius Pimenta
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|03|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Marol]], [[Bombay]].
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|07|19|1920|03|01|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| buried = St. John the Evangelist Church, Marol.
| resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|19.1130|N|72.8759|E|}}
| nationality = Indian
| religion = Roman Catholic
| residence = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| parents = Joseph Pimenta (Father) Rosie Pimenta (Mother)
| previous_post = [[Titular bishop|Titular Bishop]] of [[Bocconia, Numidia|Bocconia]].'''''(1971-1977)''''' [[Auxiliary bishop|Auxiliary Bishop]] of Bombay.'''''(1971-1977)''''' [[Coadjutor Archbishop]] of Bombay.'''''(1977-1978)''''' [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India|President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]].'''''(1982-1988)''''' Archbishop of Bombay.'''(1978-1996)'''
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation =
| profession =
| education =
| alma_mater = St. John The Evangelist High School. [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St Xavier's College]]. [[Pontifical Urban University]].
| motto = Rooted And Grounded in Love
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| coat_of_arms = File:CoA Simon Ignatius Pimenta.svg
| coat_of_arms_alt =
}}
{{Infobox cardinal styles
| name= Simon Ignatius Pimenta
| dipstyle= [[His Eminence]]
| offstyle=[[His Eminence|Your Eminence]]
| relstyle= [[Cardinal]]
| See=Bombay ([[Emeritus]])|
| image = CoA Simon Ignatius Pimenta.svg
| image_size = 200px
}}
{{Ordination
| ordained deacon by =
| date of diaconal ordination =
| place of diaconal ordination =
| ordained priest by =
| date of priestly ordination = 21 December 1949
| place of priestly ordination =
| consecrated by = [[Valerian Cardinal Gracias]]
| co-consecrators = Bishop Longinus Gabriel Pereira, Bishop William Zephyrine Gomes
| date of consecration = 29 June 1971
| place of consecration =
| elevated by = [[Pope John Paul II]]
| date of elevation = 28 June 1988
| sources =
| bishop 1 = [[Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca]]
| consecration date 1 = 29 June 1980
| bishop 2 = [[Francis Braganza|Francis Leo Braganza]]
| consecration date 2 = 29 June 1987
| bishop 3 = Bosco Penha
| consecration date 3 = 8 August 1987
| bishop 4 = [[Thomas Bhalerao]]
| consecration date 4 = 23 August 1987
| bishop 5 = [[Ignatius D'Cunha|Ignatius D’Cunha]]
| consecration date 5 = 3 April 1989
| bishop 6 = Thomas Dabre
| consecration date 6 = 27 May 1990
| bishop 7 = Stanislaus Fernandes
| consecration date 7 = 24 August 1990
| bishop 8 = Edwin Colaço
| consecration date 8 = 30 July 1995
| bishop 9 = [[Bernard Moras|Bernard Blasius Moras]]
| consecration date 9 = 25 February 1997
| bishop 10 = Godfrey de Rozario
| consecration date 10 = 28 December 1997
}}

'''Simon Ignatius Pimenta''' (1 March 1920 – 19 July 2013) was a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Roman Catholic Cardinal]] and [[Archbishop]] Emeritus of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai).

==Early life==
Born on 1 March 1920 in the village of [[Marol]], in [[Bombay]] to Joseph and Rosie Pimenta,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Cardinal-Simon-Pimenta-Gopa/6000000001630908640|title=Cardinal Simon Pimenta (Gopa)|website=geni_family_tree}}</ref> the young Simon Pimenta studied at the St John and then at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St Xavier's College]]. He did his studies in [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] at the seminary of Bombay, St. Pius College and obtained a baccalaureate in [[pedagogy]] and mathematics from the State University.

==Priesthood==
He was ordained a priest on 21 December 1949.<ref name="gcatholic.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/cardJP2-4.htm#247|title=Cardinals Created by John Paul II (1988)|website=www.gcatholic.org}}</ref> In 1954 he obtained a doctorate in canon law from the [[Pontifical Urban University]] in Rome. Upon returning to Bombay, he served as assistant pastor, secretary to [[Valerian Gracias|Cardinal Valerias Gracias]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-archbishop-emeritus-of-bombay-cardinal-simon-pimenta-passes-away-at-93-1863229|title=Archbishop emeritus of Bombay, Cardinal Simon Pimenta passes away at 93|date=19 July 2013|website=dna}}</ref> vice-chancellor, and defender of the bond. From 1959 to 1960 he was parish priest of the cathedral, professor of liturgy at the seminary, episcopal vicar for the formation of young priests and for the liturgy, and rector of the major seminary St. Pius X. At the same time, he also published some works. On 5 June 1971, he was appointed titular Bishop of Bocconia and Auxiliary of Bombay, receiving episcopal ordination on 29 June of the same year. Some years later, on 26 February 1977, [[Paul VI]] nominated him Coadjutor Archbishop of Bombay and on 11 September 1978 he became Archbishop. As archbishop,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpime.html|title=Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> he called for a special conference of religious and lay people, he was active in pastoral and charitable activities like managing hospitals and dispensaries, and dedicated much to Catholic education. He was President of the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India]] for three consecutive terms until 1988. Cardinal Pimenta also served as a papally appointed synod president during the 1990 Synod of Bishops on priestly formation and led the Indian bishops' conference for six years.

==Later years and death==
Being an [[East Indians|East Indian]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Catholics-mourn-Cardinal-Simon-Pimenta/articleshow/21185601.cms|title=Catholics mourn Cardinal Simon Pimenta - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Pimenta's mother tongue was Marathi and he strongly encouraged the use of Marathi at every opportunity. In [[Vasai]], he did not establish English language schools to avoid what he felt would be a dilution of culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archdioceseofbombay.org/news/diocesan/final_goodbye_to_late_cardinal_simon_pimenta|title=Archdiocese of Bombay:|website=archdioceseofbombay.org}}</ref> He understood the needs and desires of society and worked his plans accordingly. He was known for trying to keep his sprawling and diverse archdiocese united and active, establishing parishes in the city's slums and trying to counter widespread contraception campaigns by promoting natural family planning. Created cardinal by [[John Paul II]]<ref name="gcatholic.org"/> in the consistory of 28 June 1988, he received the titular church of Santa Maria Regina Mundi in Torre Spaccata and continued his pastoral work until 8 November 1996, when he retired from office, as Cardinal at the age of 75 to make way for [[Ivan Dias]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cny.org/stories/indian-cardinal-simon-pimenta,9698?|title=Indian Cardinal Simon Pimenta|website=Catholic New York}}</ref> Cardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta died on 19 July 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2013/07/rip-cardinal-simon-pimenta-of-mumbai.html|title=RIP CARDINAL SIMON PIMENTA OF MUMBAI - A GREAT LEADER OF INDIA|first=Jesus Caritas|last=Est|website=catholicnewsworld.com}}</ref> while he was resting at the Clergy Home in [[Bandstand]], [[Bandra]], having moved here as his apartment at the Archbishop's House was undergoing repair. The end came around 9 pm at Clergy Home where the cardinal was recuperating from age-related ailments. Auxiliary bishop Fr.Dominic Savio Fernandes said the cardinal was well all day. "''He had eaten his dinner and was resting when one of the nurses in the home found him slumped in his chair. A doctor was quickly summoned but the end had come by then''," he said.

==Funeral==
The last rites of archbishop emeritus of Bombay, Cardinal Simon Pimenta, were performed on 23 July 2013, evening in his native parish of St John the Evangelist in Marol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/mumbais-longtime-church-leader-indian-cardinal-pimenta-dies-93|title=Mumbai's longtime church leader, Indian Cardinal Pimenta, dies at 93|date=22 July 2013|website=National Catholic Reporter}}</ref> Despite the rain, nearly 5,000 mourners, led by Archbishop [[Oswald Cardinal Gracias]], paid respects to the priest who "lived his life" in the service of the faith. The mortal remains of Cardinal Simon Pimenta, was placed for public homage at [[Holy Name Cathedral, Mumbai|Holy Name Cathedral, Colaba]], on 23 July 2013 at 10 am. Archbishop [[Oswald Gracias|Cardinal Oswald Gracias]] celebrated the funeral Mass at the cathedral, and conducted the funeral rites at the occasion. The mortal remains were again placed at Cardinal Simon's ancestral house at Marol, Andheri (East), where he was born and brought up. The mortal remains were taken in a grand procession from the residence to the local St John the Evangelist Church, where the mortal remains of Cardinal Pimenta were buried ceremoniously in the Church cemetery. The state health minister [[Suresh Shetty|Suresh H Shetty]], MP [[Priya Dutt]] and others condoled the demise of Cardinal Pimenta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kemmannu.com/index.php?action=highlights&type=6556|title=Kemmannu.com - Cardinal Simon Pimenta's Final Journey report and condoles messages in Kannada|website=www.kemmannu.com}}</ref>

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