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Sister Maria Nirmala Joshi | |
|---|---|
 Sister Nirmala in Witness, the Salt + Light Television programme | |
| Title | Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 23 July 1934 |
| Died | 23 June 2015 (aged 80) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (Doctor Juris) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Christianity (Catholicism) |
| Institute | Missionaries of Charity |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu |
| Successor | Mary Prema Pierick MC |
Maria Nirmala Joshi (23 July 1934 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian religious sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of the Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas.[1][2] After taking over the charity following Mother Teresa's death in 1997, Nirmala expanded the organisation's reach to 134 countries by opening centres in nations such as Afghanistan and Thailand.
- ^ AsiaNews.it. "Sr Nirmala Joshi: Let us put down the weapons of violence; religion is a work of peace". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Sr. Nirmala Letter to The Co-workers_2008". www.motherteresa.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.