Telesphore Toppo
Telesphore Placidus Toppo | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi | |
Toppo in 2017 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Ranchi |
| Installed | 7 August 1985 |
| Term ended | 24 June 2018 |
| Predecessor | Pius Kerketta |
| Successor | Felix Toppo |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2003–2023) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 May 1969 by Franz von Streng |
| Consecration | 7 October 1978 by Pius Kerketta |
| Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1939 |
| Died | 4 October 2023 (aged 83) Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Parare viam Domini ('Prepare the way of the Lord', Isaiah 40:3) |
| Styles of Telesphore Placidus Toppo | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Ranchi (emeritus) |
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Telesphore Placidus Toppo (15 October 1939 – 4 October 2023) was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the aboriginal tribal community who was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1985 to 2018, after serving as coadjutor there for a year. He was bishop of Dumka from 1978 to 1984. He was made a cardinal in 2003, the first from India's tribal population.
A polyglot, Toppo spoke Sadri, Oraon (mother tongues), Hindi (official language), English and Italian.