Denzil Reginald D'Souza (2 July 1929 – 25 October 2002) was an

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clergyman and

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for the Catholic Diocese of Aizawl. D'Souza was born in

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. He became ordained in 1955. He was appointed bishop in 1969. He died on 25 October 2002, at the age of 73.

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1929 births 2002 deaths Christian clergy from Kolkata 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub