John Barwa


Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.

Early life & Education

Barwa was born in Gaibira, Odisha, India on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm.

Priesthood

Barwa was Ordained a Catholic Priest of Society of the Divine Word on 14 April 1985.

Episcopate

Rev. John Barwa was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela on 4 Feb 2006 and Ordained a Bishop on 19 April 2006 by Telesphore Toppo. He succeeded as a Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on 11 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.