Background
Dias, Ivan Cardinal was born on April 14, 1936 in Mumbai, India.
Dias, Ivan Cardinal was born on April 14, 1936 in Mumbai, India.
Doctor in Canon Law, Pontifical Lateran University.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Bombay (Mumbai), India, 1958. Official Secretariat of State, Vatican City, 1964—1982. Ordained bishop, 1982.
Apostolic pro-nuncio to Ghana, Benin & Togo, 1982—1987. Apostolic nuncio to Korea, 1987—1991. Apostolic nuncio to Albania, 1991—1996.
Archbishop Archdiocese of Bombay, India, 1996—2006. Elevated to cardinal, 2001. Cardinal-priest Spirito Santo alla Ferratella, since 2001.
Prefect Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Rome, since 2006. Grand chancellor Pontifical Urbanian University, since 2006.