Most Rev. Peter Machado

Peter Machado is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore and was installed in May 2018. He was ordained a priest in December 1978, for the  Diocese of Karwar. He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum Diocese in February 2006.
He was born on 26 May 1954, in Honnavar. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law from Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy. Before his episcopal appointment, he completed his doctoral studies in Rome in Canon Law and then served as procurator, judicial vicar, consultor, and secretary of the Karnataka Regional Bishops’ Laity Commission, based in Bangalore. As the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore, he's also the President of the Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops Council (KRCBC) and All Karnataka United Forum for Christian Human Rights.