Joseph Minj

Joseph Minj
Joseph Minj
Bishop of Simdega
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Simdega
In office	28 May 1993 – 11 February 2008
Predecessor	Diocese erected
Successor	Vincent Barwa
Orders
Ordination	10 July 1960
Consecration	24 August 1993; by Telesphore Toppo
Personal details
Born	17 October 1932; Paikpara, Calcutta, Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, British Raj, British Empire
Died	16 August 2018 (aged 85); Simdega, Jharkhand, India

Joseph Minj (17 October 1932 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop.

Minj was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1960. He served as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Simdega, India, from 1993 to 2008.

Notes

↑ "Bishop Joseph Minj". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
↑ Diocese of Simdega ^{[self-published]}
↑ "Most Rev. Joseph Minj, Bishop Emeritus of Simdega Passed Away". The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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[CatHie-1] "Bishop Joseph Minj". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 September 2026.

[2] Diocese of Simdega ^{[self-published]}

[3] "Most Rev. Joseph Minj, Bishop Emeritus of Simdega Passed Away". The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.