Bishop Ignatius D'Souza (born 4 August 1964) is the current serving bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly,
India.
Early life
D'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte,
Karnataka, 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 and
Master of Arts (public administration) from
Annamalai University
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. He also holds a licentiate from
Pontifical Gregorian University in Biblical studies and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the
Pontifical Urban University.
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
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly 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
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on 4 October 2014.
See also
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List of Catholic bishops of India
The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese. The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church, and one of the four titula ...
References
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1964 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
Pontifical Urban University alumni
Annamalai University alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis