Ivan Dias, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Dias

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1936

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 19-Jun-2017

Profession: screenwriter, diplomat, Catholic priest

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ivan Cornelius Dias (14 April 1936 – 19 June 2017) was an Indian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2006 to 2011, Archbishop of Bombay from 1996 to 2006, and before that a papal diplomat in the Balkans, East Asia, and West Africa.
He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001.