Lumen Monteiro

Lumen Monteiro (born 1 February 1952) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church, who serves as the bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Agartala.

Early life
Monteiro was born in 1952 in Calangute, Goa, India.

Priesthood
Monteiro joined the Congregation of the Holy Cross and professed his vows on 30 May 1974 and was ordained as a priest on 28 October 1980 in the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Episcopate
Pope John Paul II appointed Monteiro bishop of Agartala on 11 January 1996 and he received his episcopal consecration on 26 May 1996. His episcopal motto is "Lead Us Onward."

From 1997 to 2001, Monteiro was chairman of the CCBI Commission on Ecumenism.

From 18 October 2000 to 2 October 2001, Monteiro served as apostolic administrator of the neighboring diocese of Aizawl after its bishop, Denzil Reginald D'Souza, became ill and retired.

He chaired the North Eastern Diocesan Social Forum and was a representative of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India on the Governing Body of Caritas India.

He was elected chairman of the CCBI office for Healthcare. He previously served as chairman of Caritas India for two terms until February 2020.