Valerian Gracias

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	3 October 1926
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J
Co-consecrators	Bishop Vittore Rosario Fernandes,; Bishop Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri)
Date	29 June 1946
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Pius XII
Date	12 January 1953

History
Ordination history of; Valerian Gracias
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	3 October 1926
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J
Co-consecrators	Bishop Vittore Rosario Fernandes,; Bishop Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri)
Date	29 June 1946
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Pius XII
Date	12 January 1953
Bishop Michael Rodrigues
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Valerian Gracias as principal consecrator
Bishop Michael Rodrigues	30 November 1953
Bishop Longinus Gabriel Pereira	11 August 1955
Archbishop Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap	20 May 1956
Bishop John Burke	1 November 1959
Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes	1 November 1959
Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario, S.D.B.	6 September 1964
Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza	30 November 1966
Bishop Winnibald Joseph Menezes	3 February 1968
Bishop Patrick Paul D’Souza	8 August 1970
Bishop Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J.	9 January 1971
Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta	29 June 1971
Bishop Valerian D’Souza	25 September 1977
Bishop Dominic Joseph Abreo	9 April 1978

His Eminence

Valerian Gracias

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His Eminence; Valerian Gracias; PV
Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay
	Cardinal Valerian Gracias greeted by members of the Indian Maltese community at the La Valette Band Club in Malta in 1958
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Bombay
Province	Bombay
Metropolis	Bombay
See	Bombay
Installed	4 December 1950
Term ended	11 September 1978
Predecessor	Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J.
Successor	Simon Pimenta
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata(1953-1978); Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay(1946-1950).; President of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India.(1958 – 1972) Titular Bishop of Thennesus.(1946-1950)
Orders
Ordination	3 October 1926
Consecration	29 June 1946; by Archbishop Thomas Roberts, S.J.
Created cardinal	12 January 1953; by Pope Pius XII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Valerian Gracias; 23 October 1900; Karachi, British India
Died	11 September 1978 (aged 77); Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Buried	Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai; 18°55′24″N 72°49′50″E / 18.92333°N 72.83056°E
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Mumbai, India
Parents	José Gracias (Father); Carlota Gracias (Mother)
Alma mater	St. Patrick's High School; St. Joseph's Seminary (Mangalore); Pontifical Seminary (Kandy); Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Fraternitatis Amore(Latin); In the love of brotherhood(English)

Valerian Gracias (23 October 1900 – 11 September 1978) was an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bombay from 1950 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.