Oswald Cardinal Gracias (born December 24, 1944) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He currently serves as Archbishop of Bombay, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on October 14, 2006.
On October 17, 2007, the Pope announced that he will make Gracias a cardinal.
Gracias was elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on November 24, 2007.
Oswald Gracias was born in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), and did his school studies at St. Michael’s School in Mahim.
He entered the Seminary of St. Pius X, Bombay where he studied philosophy and theology and later at the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome from 1976 to 1982 where he obtained a doctorate in canon law and a diploma in jurisprudence.
He also obtained a bachelor of arts in sociology and political science.
Archbishop Gracias was ordained on 20 December 1970.
Pope John Paul II chose Gracias to become an Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, appointing him on 28 June 1997 with the titular see of Bladia.
He remained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay until 7 September 2000 when he was appointed as Archbishop of Agra. He remained in this position until his appointment to the Archdiocese of Bombay by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 October 2006.
His replacement as Archbishop of Agra is Archbishop Albert D'Souza, 61, whose elder brother is Bishop Alphonsus D'Souza of the Diocese of Raiganj in India's West Bengal province.
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