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The Most Reverend Joseph Monsignor Rodericks SJ
Bishop Archbishop Emeritus of Jamshedpur
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Jamshedpur
Province	Ranchi
Metropolis	Ranchi
See	Jamshedpur (emeritus)
Elected	25 June 1970
In office	9 January 1971
Quashed	9 January 1996
Predecessor	Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J.
Successor	Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J
Orders
Ordination	24 March 1958
Consecration	9 January 1971 by Valerian Cardinal Gracias
Rank	Bishop-Priest
Laicized	9 January 1996
Personal details
Born	Joseph Robert Rodericks (1927-06-07)7 June 1927 Bandra, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	14 July 2010(2010-07-14) (aged 83) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Buried	Cathedral of St. Joseph, Golmuri 22.7918°N 86.2253°E / 22.7918; 86.2253
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Jamshedpur
Alma mater	St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai. San Cugat, Spain. De Nobili College, Pane.

Styles of Joseph Rodericks
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Ordination history of Joseph Rodericks
History Priestly ordination Date 24 March 1958 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Valerian Gracias. Co-consecrators Archbishop Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J , Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J. Date 9 January 1971 Place St. Peter's Church, Bandra.

Joseph Robert Rodericks (7 June 1927 – 14 July 2010) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jamshedpur, India.

Biography

Ordained to the priesthood on 24 March 1958 for the Society of Jesus, Rodericks was appointed bishop on 25 June 1970 and was consecrated on 9 January 1971. He resigned the see on 9 June 1996.