Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Victor Lyngdoh | |
Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong | |
Archdiocese: | Shillong |
Appointed: | 28 December 2020 |
Predecessor: | Dominic Jala |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Other Post: | Chairman of the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India |
Ordination: | 25 January 1987 |
Consecration: | 2 April 2006 |
Consecrated By: | Pedro López Quintana |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1956 |
Birth Place: | Wahlang Meghalaya India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Jowai |
Motto: | FOR LIFE, I OBEY GOD |
Victor Lyngdoh is, since 2020, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong.[1] [2] He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jowai, India, until December 2020.[3] [4] [5]
Victor was born in Wahlang, Meghalaya, India on 14 January 1956.
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 25 January 1987.
He was appointed Bishop of Nongstoin, India on 28 January 2006 and ordained on 2 Apr 2006. Pope Francis appointed Lyngdoh Bishop of Jowai on 15 October 2016 and he was installed on 20 November 2016.[6] [7] [8] He also chairs the Bible Commission in North East Bishops council of India.[9]
Lyngdoh was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong on 28 December 2020.