William D’Souza, S.J is the Archbishop Emeritus of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna,

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Early life

He was born in

Madanthyar Madanthyar is a small town located in Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. It is on the route to Mangalore from Belthangady. Geography Madanthyar is located at . It has an average elevation of 685&n ...

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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 ...

on 5 March 1946.

Priesthood

He was ordained a

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for the

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on 3 May 1976.

Episcopate

He was appointed

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of Buxar on 12 December 2005 and ordained a

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on 25 March 2006. He was appointed

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Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

on 1 October 2007. On 9 December 2020 D’Souza's resignation was accepted by

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, and auxiliary bishop

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was named as his successor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Souza, William Christian clergy from Mangalore 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India 1946 births Living people 20th-century Indian Jesuits Jesuit archbishops People from Dakshina Kannada district 21st-century Indian Jesuits