Bishop Ignatius D'Souza (born 4 August 1964) is the current serving bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly ( la, Bareillen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bareilly in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. History * 19 January 1989: Established as Diocese of Bareilly from the Diocese of Luck ...

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Early life

D'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India to Mr. CL D' Souza and Mrs. Lucy D' Souza.

Education

Ignatius has acquired a Bachelor of Theology degree, a

Bachelor of Arts Degree Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

and

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

(public administration) from

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. He also holds a licentiate from

Pontifical Gregorian University The Pontifical Gregorian University ( it, Pontificia Università Gregoriana; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana,) is a higher education ecclesiastical school ( pontifical university) located in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as ...

in Biblical studies and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the

Pontifical Urban University The Pontifical Urban University, also called the ''Urbaniana'' after its names in both Latin and Italian,; it, Pontificia Università Urbaniana. is a pontifical university under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People ...

Priesthood

Ignatius studied at St. Paul's Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's Regional Seminary in

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

and on 7 April 1991 received priestly ordination from Archbishop Cecil DeSa for the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow ( la, Lucknoven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lucknow in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India. The Cathedral School of Lucknow is located in the same compound as St. Joseph's Cathedr ...

Episcopate

D'Souza was appointed bishop of the

on 11 July 2014 and was consecrated by

Salvatore Pennacchio Salvatore Pennacchio (born 7 September 1952 in Marano, Italy) is a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See, currently president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Biography He received his priestly ordination on 18 September ...

on 4 October 2014.

References

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Early life

Education

Priesthood

Episcopate

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