Leo Cornelio

Styles of
**Leo Cornelio**
Styles of; Leo Cornelio
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

The Most Reverend

Leo Cornelio S.V.D
The Most Reverend; Leo Cornelio S.V.D
Archbishop of Bhopal
Native name	ಲಿಯೋ ಕಾರ್ನೆಲಿಯೊ
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal
See	Bhopal
Appointed	15 June 2007
Installed	16 September 2007
Predecessor	Paschal Topno S.J
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	Chairman of the CBCI Commission for Youth; Chairperson of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) YCS/YSM at National and Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh level; Member of the CBCI Commission for Social Communications; Financial administrator for the Madhya Pradesh; Chhattisgarh Regional Major Seminaries at Bhopal and Ashta.
Orders
Ordination	14 November 1972; by Basil Salvadore D'Souza
Consecration	8 September 1999; by Abraham Viruthakulangara
Personal details
Born	14 March 1945 (age 78); Udupi, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Archbishop's House, 33, Ahmedabad Palace Road, Bhopal – 462 001 MADHYA PRADESH
Previous post(s)	General Councillor; Provincial Superior of the SVD Central Indian province; Bishop of Khandwa Diocese; member of Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People;
Motto	VERBUM DOMINI

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Leo Cornelio (born 14 March 1945) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bhopal.

Early life[edit]

Bishop Leo Cornelio was born in Kallianpur, in Udupi on 14 March 1945 to Mr. Valerian Cornelio and Mrs. Rose Cornelio. At the age of thirteen he joined Divine Word Missionary (SVD). He completed his minor seminary studies from Rajeshwar Vidhyalaya, Mhow in Madhya Pradesh in 1962. He completed his graduation in Philosophy in 1968 and Theology in 1972 at the Papal Athenaeum, Pune^[1]

Education[edit]

He obtained his Master's degree in English Literature from the State University. He also completed a course in theology and spirituality from Rome in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

Priesthood[edit]

He was ordained a priest on 14 November 1972.^{[citation needed]}

Episcopate[edit]

He was appointed Bishop of Khandwa Diocese by Pope John Paul II on 3 June 1999 and Ordained a Bishop on 8 September 1999. He was appointed Archbishop of Bhopal by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 June 2007 and installed on 16 September 2007.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

↑ "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
↑ "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Leo Cornelio [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

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[1] "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[2] "Archbishop Leo Cornelio | Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese Leo Cornelio | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[3] Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Leo Cornelio [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

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