John Barwa

Archbishop John Barwa,     S.V.D.  is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.

Early life and education
Barwa was born in Gaibira, Odisha, India, on 1 June 1955. He holds a licentiate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm.

Priesthood
Barwa was ordained a Catholic priest of Society of the Divine Word on 14 April 1985.

Episcopate
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.