| Type: | archbishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| John Barwa S.V.D | |
| Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar | |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| See: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Appointed: | 11 February 2011 |
| Term Start: | 11 February 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Raphael Cheenath |
| Successor: | "Incumbent" |
| Ordination: | 14 April 1985 |
| Consecration: | 19 April 2006 |
| Consecrated By: | Telesphore Toppo |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Gaibira, Sundargarh Odisha, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Residence: | Archbishop's House, Bhubaneswar 751007 Orissa |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm |
| Motto: | GIVE ME A HEART TO LOVE |
| Native Name: | ଜନ ବାରୱା |
| Native Name Lang: | Oriya |
| John Barwa | |
| Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Grace |
| Relstyle: | Monsignor |
| Deathstyle: | not applicable |
Archbishop John Barwa,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] S.V.D.[7] is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Barwa was born in Gaibira, Odisha, India, on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm.[13]
Barwa was ordained a Catholic priest of Society of the Divine Word on 14 April 1985.
Rev. John Barwa was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela on 4 Feb 2006 and ordained a Bishop on 19 April 2006 by Telesphore Toppo. He succeeded as a bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela started on 2 April 2009. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on 11 February 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.[14] [15]