Gerald Isaac Lobo

Gerald Isaac Lobo is the former parish priest of Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi who served as the Bishop of Udupi from 2012 to 2026.

Priestly life

Bishop Gerald was ordained as a priest on May 05, 1977. After Ordaining as a priest he served as Assistant parish priest and as Parish priest in the various Parishes of Mangalore. Then he was appointed as the director of "CODP". After this he was assigned with responsibility as the episcopal vicar of Kasaragod in Kerala. On March 20, 2000, he was ordained as a Bishop of Shivamoga by then Arch Bishop of Bangalore Ignatius Paul Pinto. After leading the Diocese of Shivamoga for 13 years he was appointed as the first Bishop of Udupi.