Andrew Alexis D'Souza
Andrew Alexis D'Souza (born August 23, 1889 in Siolim , Goa , Portuguese India , † August 26, 1980 ) was Bishop of Poona .
Life
Andrew Alexis D'Souza received on 20 December 1919, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On May 12, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Poona. The retired Bishop of Poona, Hermann Döring SJ , donated him episcopal ordination on August 24 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishop in Bombay , Valerian Gracias , and the auxiliary bishop in Calcutta , Joseph Alexander Fernandes .
On June 12, 1967, Pope Paul VI. the resignation put forward by Andrew Alexis D'Souza for reasons of age and appointed him titular bishop of Elephantaris in Proconsulari . On January 18, 1971 Andrew Alexis D'Souza renounced the titular Elephantaris diocese in Proconsulari.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Hermann Döring SJ |
Bishop of Poona 1949-1967 |
William Zephyrine Gomes |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | D'Souza, Andrew Alexis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, Bishop of Poona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Siolim , Goa , British India |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1980 |