Fr. Louis Mascarenhas New Bishop of Allahabad

Bangalore: His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Louis Mascarenhas (64) as Bishop of Allahabad. Currently he is the administrator of the diocese of Allahabad. He was born on 29 September 1959 at Kelmbet, Karnataka in the then Diocese of Mangalore, now Diocese of Udupi.

After his earliest years of education, he pursued his priestly formation at St. Paul's Minor Seminary in Lucknow from 1978 to 1981. From 1981 to 1984 he studied philosophy at St. Joseph's Regional Seminary, Allahabad. He then completed his formation in local languages during his regency, from 1984 to 1985. He continued his theological studies at St. Joseph's Regional Seminary, Allahabad, from 1985 to 1989.He was ordained priest on 4th April,1989 for the Diocese of Allahabad.

After his priestly ordination, from 1989 to 1992, he was Assistant Parish Priest at St. Joseph the Worker's Church, Chakeri, Kanpur. From 1992 to 1995 he was Assistant Parish Priest at St. Peter's Church, Akbarpur and In-charge of the Visiting Station, Jaffarganj. From 1997 to 2005 he was the Director of the Diocesan Development and Welfare Society, Jan Hit Sadan. From 2005 to 2014 he was the Principal of St Joseph's College, Allahabad. From 2014 to 2020 he was the Parish Priest of St. Peter's Church and the Principal of St. Peter's School. Since 2020 he has been the Director of Nazareth Hospital, Prayagraj and from 2021 he has also been the Diocesan Administrator of Allahabad.