Archbishop Thomas D'Souza is a serving
Archbishop of Calcutta and member of the Commission for Education of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
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.
Early life
He was born in
Adyarpadav -
Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
,
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
on 26 Aug 1950.
He was baptised at Holy Family Church, Omzoor.
He did his primary education from St. Ligorious Higher Primary school and ever since his childhood he has been known for his humbleness and simplicity.
Priesthood
He was ordained a
Catholic priest
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on 16 Apr 1977.
Episcopate
He was appointed by
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
as
Bishop
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of
Bagdogra
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on 14 Jun 1997 and was consecrated on 25 Jan 1998. He was Appointed
Coadjutor Archbishop The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coadjutor bishop ...
of
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
on 12 Mar 2011 by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...
. He succeeded as
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
on 23 Feb 2012.
References
External links
1950 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
Christian clergy from Mangalore
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
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