The Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, Most Reverend Lucas Sirkar, passed away on Sunday afternoon. He was 84 and had been bedridden for about a year.
“Most. Rev. Lucas Sirkar SDB (Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta) passed away peacefully at Aradona Mandir Krishnagar, West Bengal, at 12.05pm today, 18th April 2021,” a letter signed by the archbishop of Calcutta, Thomas D’Souza, reads.
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“The funeral will take place at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer, Krishnagar, at 10am on Tuesday, 20th April 2021.”
He was appointed the bishop of Krishnagar in June 1984 and coadjutor archbishop of Calcutta on April 14, 2000. He succeeded as archbishop of Calcutta on April 2, 2002.
He retired on February 23, 2012.
