Gorantla

Gorantla

Johannes Gorantla (* 10. April 1952 in Managalapalli; † 20. Januar 2007 in Karnulu) war Bischof von Kurnool (Karnulu) im indischen Bundesstaat Andhra Pradesh.

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Johannes Gorantla empfing am 19. März 1977 die Priesterweihe. 1993 wurde er von Johannes Paul II. zum Bischof des Bistums Kurnool ernannt.

Er war Vorsitzender der Bischofskommission für Dalits und soziale Randgruppen.

Gorantla, der selbst der unterhalb des indischen Kastenwesens stehenden Gruppe der Dalits, der so genannten Unberührbaren, angehörte, erlitt vor einer Messfeier in der Kathedrale von Karnulu einen Herzinfarkt. [1]

Quellen

  1. „Indien: Drei Bischöfe gestorben“, Radio Vatikan, 22. Januar 2007

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