Thomas D'Souza
His Excellency Thomas D’Souza | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Calcutta | |
| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta |
| Appointed | 23 Feb 2012 |
| Installed | 23 Feb 2012 |
| Predecessor | Lucas Sirkar SDB |
| Other post(s) | Member of the Commission for Education of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 Apr 1977 |
| Consecration | 25 January 1998 by Henry Sebastian D'Souza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1950 Adyarpadav, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | Archbishop's House, 32 Mother Teresa Sarani (Park Street), Kolkata 700016, West Bengal, India |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Motto | UNITAS ET AMOR |
| 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 |
Archbishop Thomas D’Souza[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] is a serving 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 and ever since his childhood he's known for the humbleness and simplicity.
Priesthood
He was Ordained a Catholic Priest on 16 Apr 1977.
Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Bagdogra on 14 Jun 1997 and was Ordained on 25 Jan 1998. He was Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta on 12 Mar 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. He succeeded as Archbishop of Calcutta on 23 Feb 2012.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza condemns rape of nun".
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ asianetnews (2016-09-01), Mother Teresa's canonization : Kolkata archbishop Thomas d'souza Sharing Memories, retrieved 2017-08-20
- ^ Archdiocesan NewsNetwork (2015-08-08), Message of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, on the Inauguration of the Pastoral Plan in Parishes, retrieved 2017-08-20
- ^ Shamim Ahmed (2015-02-20), ARCH BISHOP THOMAS D SOUZA, retrieved 2017-08-20
- ^ "Thomas D'Souza - Vatican Radio". en.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | The Herald". calcuttaherald.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "City gets new Archbishop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "City gets new archbishop". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta - India". www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop of Calcutta Archdiocese Thomas D'Souza | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
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