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Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan

Archbishop of Gandhinagar

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Born
Oct 14, 1952 Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar district, India
Nationality
India
Ordained priest
Apr 9, 1988 Dr. Tankaria Rd., India
Ordained bishop
Jan 11, 2003 Dr. Tankaria Rd., India
Appointed
Sep 12, 2015
Principal consecrator
Stanislaus Fernandes
Co-consecrators
Godfrey de Rozario Abraham Viruthakulangara

Thomas Ignatius Macwan was born on October 14, 1952, in Bhavnagar (then part of the Diocese of Ahmedabad, now under the new Eparchy of Rajkot). He pursued his studies both in his home country and in Rome at the Angelicum, where he obtained a Licentiate in Spirituality. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Ahmedabad on April 9, 1988. He has served as an assistant parish priest, parish priest, and vicar forane. He is currently the parish priest of Nadiad and the Episcopal Vicar for the Anand-Kheda District.