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Nirmala, Sister, 1934-2015

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Personal name headingNirmala, Sister, 1934-2015
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Variant(s)Joshi, Kusum, 1934-2015
Kusum Joshi, 1934-2015
Nirmala, sor, 1934-2015
Joshi, Nirmala, 1934-2015
Birth date1934
Death date20150623
Place of deathKolkata (India)
AffiliationMissionaries of Charity
Profession or occupationSuperiors, Religious
Nuns
Found inSor Nirmala, a la sombra de la Madre Teresa, 2000: t.p. (Sor Nirmala) p. 19 (Kusum Joshi; b. 1934)
New York times WWW site, viewed June 24, 2015 (in obituary published June 23: Sister Nirmala Joshi; d. Tuesday [June 23, 2015], Kolkata, aged 81; succeeded Mother Teresa as head of the Roman Catholic order Missionaries of Charity in 1997; had joined the order in 1958 after converting to Catholicism; stepped down as leader in 2009)