Elias Joseph Gonsalves

Archbishop Elias Joseph Gonsalves is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur, India.

Early life
Gonsalves was born on 4 July 1961 in Chulne, Vasai West, Vasai, Maharashtra, India. He studied B.A. in history and economics from Bombay University and community based development and leadership and counselling from Coady Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Canada.

Priesthood
Gonsalves completed his religious studies at St. Pius X Seminary in Mumbai and, on 11 April 1990, he was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay.

Episcopate
Gonsalves was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati on 11 July 2012 and consecrated on 29 September 2012. He was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur.