Linus Neli

The Most Reverend Linus Neli
Archbishop of Imphal
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal
Appointed	7 October 2023
Predecessor	Dominic Lumon
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1984
Consecration	8 December 2023 by Dominic Lumon
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-26) 26 April 1957 (age 68) Senapati, Manipur, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Papal Seminary Pontifical Urban University
Motto	"Listen to him"
Coat of arms

Archbishop Linus Neli is the current serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal. He was appointed by Pope Francis on 7 October 2023.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Linus was born on 26 April 1957 in Senapati, Manipur. He studied philosophy at Christ the King College, Shillong, and theology from Papal Seminary, Pune. He holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urbaniana University of Rome.^[1][3][5][6]

Bishop Neli was ordained a priest on 20 December 1984, for the Archdiocese of Imphal.^[1][5][6]

On 7 October 2023, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Dominic Lumon and appointed Linus Neli as the new archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Imphal. He was Ordained Bishop on 8 December 2023 by Dominic Lumon.^{[1][2][3][5][6][10][11]}

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