List of Roman Catholic missionaries in India
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Roman Catholic Missionaries in India
- Jordanus
- Giovanni de' Marignolli alias John De Marignolli
- Roberto de Nobili
- St. Francis Xavier (1506-52)
- Costantino Giuseppe Beschi(1680-1747)
- Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
[edit] Chronology
- 52 AD St Thomas the Apostle arrived in India.
- August 21, 1329 Jordanus Catalani First bishop in India, Diocese of Quilon (Kollam)
- 26 December 1345 John De Marignolli
- May 6 1542 St. Francis Xavier arrived in India.
- May 20, 1605, Roberto de Nobili arrived in Goa.
- 5th July, 1818, William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward establish the Serampore College.
- Anthony Norris Groves - missionary to India from 1833 to 1852
- Henry Martin
- John Nelson Hyde
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- In the Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in British India by Susan Billington Harper
- Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography by Kathryn Spink
