| Alphonsus Mathias | |
| Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore | |
| Archdiocese: | Bangalore |
| Appointed: | 12 September 1986 |
| Term End: | 24 March 1998 |
| Predecessor: | Packiam Arokiaswamy |
| Successor: | Ignatius Paul Pinto |
| Previous Post: | Bishop of Chikmagalur (1963–1986) |
| Ordination: | 24 August 1954 |
| Consecration: | 5 Feb 1964 |
| Consecrated By: | James Knox |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Pangala, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Residence: | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Parents: | Diego Mathias and Philomena D’Souza |
| Motto: | Sub tuum praesidium |
Alphonsus Mathias (22 June 1928 – 10 July 2024) was an Indian Roman Catholic archbishop of the archdiocese of Bangalore.
Mathias was ordained a priest on 24 August 1954 and was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Chikmagalur on 16 November 1963.[1] The Apostolic Internuncio in India James Knox consecrated him on 5 February of the next year as bishop ; co-consecrators were Albert Vincent D'Souza, Archbishop of Calcutta, and Raymond D'Mello, Bishop of Allahabad.
Mathias attended the Second Vatican Council. On 12 September 1986, he was appointed Archbishop of Bangalore, a role in which he served until he resigned on 24 March 1998.[2] [3] He was the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India from 1989 to 1994.[4]
Mathias died on 10 July 2024, at the age of 96.[5]