Ivan Dias

History
Ordination history of; Ivan Dias
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Valerian Gracias
Date	8 December 1958
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Agostino Casaroli
Co-consecrators	Achille Silvestrini,; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy;
Date	19 June 1982
Place	St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope John Paul II
Date	21 February 2001
Oswald Gracias
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ivan Dias as principal consecrator
Oswald Gracias	16 September 1997
Percival Joseph Fernandez	21 April 2001
Agnelo Rufino Gracias	21 April 2001
George Antonysamy	21 September 2005
António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D.	22 July 2007
Yves Marie Monot	7 September 2008

Styles of
**Ivan Cornelius Dias**
Styles of; Ivan Cornelius Dias
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bombay (Emeritus)

His Eminence

Ivan Cornelius Dias

JCD
His Eminence; Ivan Cornelius Dias; JCD
Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Church	Catholic Church; Latin Church;
Archdiocese	Bombay
Installed	20 May 2006
Term ended	10 May 2011
Predecessor	Crescenzio Sepe
Successor	Fernando Filoni
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1958; by Valerian Gracias
Consecration	19 June 1981; by Agostino Casaroli
Created cardinal	21 February 2001; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	Ivan Cornelius Dias; 14 April 1936; Bandra, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	19 June 2017 (aged 81); [Rome, Italy
Buried	Campo Verano; 41.9015°N 12.5203°E
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Carlo Nazaro Dias; Maria Martins Dias;
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Rusibisir (1981‍–‍1996); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana, Togo and Benin (1981‍–‍1986); Apostolic Nuncio to Korea (1986‍–‍1991); Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1991‍–‍1996); Archbishop of Bombay (1996‍–‍2006);
Alma mater	St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai
Motto	Servus; (Latin for 'Servant')
Signature
Coat of arms

Ivan Cornelius Dias (14 April 1936 – 19 June 2017) was an Indian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2006 to 2011, Archbishop of Bombay from 1996 to 2006, and before that a papal ambassador in the Balkans, East Asia, and West Africa. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001.

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