Thomas D'Souza
The Most Reverend Thomas D'Souza | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta | |
Archbishop Emeritus Thomas D'Souza | |
| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta |
| Appointed | 23 February 2012 |
| Installed | 23 February 2012 |
| Term ended | 20 September 2025 |
| Predecessor | Lucas Sirkar SDB |
| Successor | Elias Frank |
| Other post | Member of the Commission for Education of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1950 Adyarpadav, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Barasat, West Bengal, India |
| Motto | Latin: Unitas et Amor, lit. 'Unity and Love' |
| Styles of Thomas D’Souza | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
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Archbishop Thomas D'Souza[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] is the Emeritus Archbishop of Calcutta[8] and member of the Commission for Education of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
Early life
He was born in Adyarpadav, Mangalore, Karnataka on 26 Aug 1950. He was baptised at Holy Family Church, Omzoor.
He did his primary education from St. Ligorious Higher Primary school.
Priesthood
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 16 Apr 1977.[9]
Episcopate
He was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Bagdogra on 14 June 1997 and was consecrated on 25 January 1998. He was Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta on 12 March 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. He succeeded as Archbishop of Calcutta on 23 February 2012.[10][11][12][13] His term ended on 20 September 2025 following his retirement.
References
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza condemns rape of nun".
- ^ asianetnews (1 September 2016), Mother Teresa's canonization : Kolkata archbishop Thomas d'souza Sharing Memories, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ Archdiocesan NewsNetwork (8 August 2015), Message of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, on the Inauguration of the Pastoral Plan in Parishes, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ Shamim Ahmed (20 February 2015), ARCH BISHOP THOMAS D SOUZA, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ "Thomas D'Souza - Vatican Radio". en.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | The Herald". calcuttaherald.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "City gets new Archbishop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "City gets new archbishop". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta - India". www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop of Calcutta Archdiocese Thomas D'Souza | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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