Thomas Bhalerao

Thomas Bhalerao (1 February 1933 – 13 February 2015 ) was an Indian Jesuit priest and, from 1987, the Roman Catholic bishop of Nashik.

The Most Reverend Thomas Bhalerao S.J.
Bishop Emeritus of Nashik
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Bombay
Province	Bombay
Metropolis	Bombay
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik (emeritus)
Installed	31 March 2007
Term ended	13 February 2015
Successor	Bishop Valerian D’Souza
Other post(s)	Bishop of Nashik.(1987-2007)
Orders
Ordination	27 March 1965
Consecration	23 August 1987 by Archbishop Simon Pimenta
Rank	Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Thomas Bhalerao
Born	(1933-02-01)1 February 1933 Sangamner, Maharashtra.
Died	13 February 2015(2015-02-13) (aged 82) St. Luke’s Hospital, Sreerampur, Maharashtra, India
Buried	St. Mary’s Church, Sangamner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 19.5612°N 74.2187°E / 19.5612; 74.2187
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Sreerampur

Styles of Thomas Bhalerao
Reference style	Bishop
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	The Most Reverend

Ordination history of Thomas Bhalerao
History Priestly ordination Date 27 March 1965 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Archbishop Simon Ignatius Pimenta Co-consecrators Bishop Valerian D’Souza, Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. Date 23 August 1987

Ordained to the priesthood in the Society of Jesus in 1965, Bhalerao was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik, India, in 1987. He resigned in 2007.

External links

• Profile of Mons. Bhalerao www.catholic-hierarchy.org ^{[self-published]}