| Type: | archbishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| Thomas Ignatius Macwan | |
| Archbishop of Gandhinagar | |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar |
| See: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar |
| Appointed: | 12 June 2015 |
| Term Start: | 12 September 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. |
| Ordination: | 9 April 1988 |
| Consecration: | 11 January 2003 |
| Consecrated By: | Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Residence: | Archbishop's House, Sector 8, Gandhinagar 382 008. Gujarat |
| Motto: | CALLED TO DO GOOD |
| Thomas Ignatius Macwan | |
| Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Excellency |
| Relstyle: | Monsignor |
| Deathstyle: | not applicable |
Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan[1] [2] [3] is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar.[4] [5]
Bishop Thomas was born on 14 October 1952 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
Thomas was ordained a Catholic priest on 9 April 1988.
Thomas was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad on 11 November 2002 and ordained Bishop on 11 January 2003. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar on 12 June 2015 and installed on 12 September 2015 by Pope Francis.[6] [7] [8] [9]
During the 2017 campaign for Gujarat Assembly elections, Archbishop MacWan issued a letter to the Christian community suggesting that they pray for the election of "humane leaders", to "save" India "from nationalist forces".[10] The Legal Rights Observatory lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against the archbishop. The Election Commission served a notice to the archbishop, asking for an explanation.[11]