Lawrence Picachy

His Eminence Lawrence Trevor Cardinal Picachy SJ
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Calcutta
Province	Calcutta
Metropolis	Calcutta
See	Calcutta (emeritus)
Installed	5 April 1986
Term ended	29 November 1992
Predecessor	Albert Vincent D'Souza
Successor	Henry Sebastian D'Souza
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria.^(1976-1992)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Jamshedpur.^(1962-1969) Apostolic Administrator of Jamshedpur.^(1969-1970) Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta .^(1969-1986) President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.^(1976-1982) Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria.^(1976-19902)
Orders
Ordination	21 November 1947
Consecration	9 September 1962 by Archbishop James Robert Knox
Created cardinal	24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Trevor Picachy (1916-08-07)7 August 1916 Lebong, West Bengal.
Died	29 November 1992(1992-11-29) (aged 76) Calcutta, India
Buried	Jesuit Dhyanashram Cemetery, Thakurpukur. 22.4616°N 88.3062°E / 22.4616; 88.3062
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Calcutta, West Bengal
Parents	Edwin Pieaehy ^(Father) May McCue Pieaehy(Mother)
Alma mater	St.Joseph College, Dajeerling.
Motto	Adveniat Regnum Tuum^(Latin) Thy Kingdom Come^(English)

Styles of Lawrence Trevor Picachy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Calcutta (Emeritus)

Ordination history of Lawrence Picachy
History Priestly ordination Date 21 November 1947 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Archbishop James Robert Knox Co-consecrators Archbishop Pius Kerketta, Bishop Augustine Francis Wildermuth. Date 9 September 1962 Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Paul VI Date 24 May 1976
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Lawrence Picachy as principal consecrator Bishop Denzil Reginald D’Souza 23 November 1969 Bishop James Anthony Toppo 17 October 1961 Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B 15 December 1973 Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes 19 November 1977 Bishop Philip Ekka S.J. 26 February 1978 Archbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J. 21 June 1980 Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. 24 June 1940

Lawrence Trevor Picachy (7 August 1916 – 30 November 1992), was an Indian Jesuit priest, spiritual guide of Mother Teresa, and later Archbishop of Calcutta (1969 to 1992). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.

Biography

Cardinal Pichachy was born in Darjeeling of Irish Catholic parents who had immigrated to India in 1911. After completing the Higher Secondary Cambridge course at St. Joseph's School in Darjeeling, Picachy entered the Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1934. Novitiate training in St. Stanislaus College (Jharkhand), was followed by Philosophical studies at Sacred Heart College in Shembaganur. After a stint as a teacher in St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Calcutta, he spent four years at St. Mary College (Kurseong) for the Theological studies preparing for the priesthood. Picachy was ordained to the priesthood on 21 November 1947, and served as a professor and rector of St Xavier's (school and college), in Calcutta, from 1950 to 1960, whence he began pastoral work in Basanti.

On 12 July 1962, Picachy was appointed the first Bishop of Jamshedpur by Pope John XXIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 9 September from Archbishop James Knox, with Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J., and Bishop Augustine Wildermuth, S.J., serving as co-consecrators. Picachy attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was promoted to Archbishop of Calcutta on 29 May 1969. He was later named President of the Indian Episcopal Conference in 1976.

Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria in the consistory of 24 May 1976. Picachy was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively. He resigned his post as Archbishop on 5 April 1986, after sixteen years of service.

The Cardinal died in Calcutta, at age 76. He is buried at the Jesuit Dhyanashram cemetery in Thakurpukur, Calcutta.

Writings

• (in English) (as Trevor Picachy) A Great Achievement: Episcopal Silver Jubilee Souvenir of His Grace, Dr. Ferdinand Perier, S.J., D.D., Archbishop of Calcutta, December 21, 1921—December 21, 1946 (Calcutta: Catholic Association of Bengal, 1946)

External links

• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
• Catholic-Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	1st Bishop of Jamshedpur 1962–1969	Succeeded by Joseph Robert Rodericks, SJ
Preceded by Albert Vincent D'Souza	6th Archbishop of Calcutta 1969–1986	Succeeded by Henry Sebastian D'Souza