Oswald Gracias

His Eminence Oswald Gracias
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay
Gracias in 2014
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Bombay
Province	Bombay
Appointed	14 October 2006
Installed	14 December 2006
Term ended	25 January 2025
Predecessor	Ivan Dias
Successor	John Rodrigues
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale Member of the Council of Cardinals
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1997–2000) Titular Bishop of Bladia (1997–2000) Archbishop of Agra, India (2000–2006)
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1970 by Valerian Gracias
Consecration	16 September 1997 by Ivan Dias
Created cardinal	24 November 2007 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Oswald Gracias (1944-12-24) 24 December 1944 (age 80) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Mumbai, India
Parents	Jervis Gracias and Aduzinda Gracias
Alma mater	St. Michael's High School, Mahim St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome
Motto	To Reconcile All Things in Christ सवॉचा ख्रिस्तात समेट साघण्यासाठी(Marathi)
Coat of arms

Styles of Oswald Gracias
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bombay

Oswald Gracias (born 24 December 1944) is an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bombay from 2006 to 2025. He was made a cardinal in 2007. In 2008, he was elected vice-president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and in 2010 its president.

Gracias was president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences from 2010 to 2019. In 2013, he was appointed to the Council of Cardinals, established by Pope Francis to help with reforming the Catholic Church's central administration. Gracias was considered papabile in 2013.