Nirmala Joshi
Maria Nirmala Joshi (23 July 1934 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian religious sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of the Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas. After taking over the charity following Mother Teresa's death in 1997, Nirmala expanded the organisation's reach to 134 countries by opening centres in nations such as Afghanistan and Thailand.
Sister Maria Nirmala Joshi | |
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Sister Nirmala in Witness, the Salt + Light Television programme | |
| Title | Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity |
| Personal | |
| Born | 23 July 1934 |
| Died | 23 June 2015 (aged 80) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Religion | Christianity (Catholicism) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (Doctor Juris) |
| Institute | Missionaries of Charity |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu |
| Successor | Mary Prema Pierick MC |
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