List of Roman Catholic missionaries in India
- List of Roman Catholic missionaries in India
=Early missionaries=
* Thomas the Apostle. [Klijn, A.F.J. (2003). The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and Commentary. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-9004129375.] [ This is currently under question by Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican. See [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-926822,prtpage-1.cms Thomas's visit under doubt-India-The Times of India] ]
* St. Francis Xavier.
* Roberto de Nobili.
* Jordanus Catalani.
* John De Marignolli.
* St. Francis Xavier.
* Roberto de Nobili.
Roman Catholic missionaries
These include:
* Jordanus.
* Giovanni de' Marignolli alias "John De Marignolli".
* Roberto de Nobili.
* St. Francis Xavier (1506-52).
* Costantino Giuseppe Beschi (1680-1747).
* Mother Teresa (1910-1997).
* Anthony Norris Groves.
* Henry Martin.
* John Nelson Hyde.
ee also
* List of Protestant missionaries in India
* Mission (Christian)
* Christianity in India
References
Further reading
* "In the Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in British India" by Susan Billington Harper.
* "Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography" by Kathryn Spink.
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