Eugene Louis D'Souza
Eugene Louis D'Souza MSFS (born November 15, 1917 in Nagpur , † March 18, 2003 in Bhopal ) was Archbishop of Bhopal .
Life
Eugene Louis D'Souza joined the Order of Missionaries of St. Francis of Sales and was ordained a priest on September 29, 1944 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on July 12, 1951 Bishop of Nagpur. The Apostolic Internuncio in India , Leo Peter Kierkels CP , consecrated him on October 3rd as bishop ; Co- consecrators were Andrew Alexis D'Souza , Bishop of Poona , and Joseph-Alphonse Baud MSFS, Bishop of Visakhapatnam .
With the elevation to the archbishopric on September 19, 1953 he was appointed archbishop of Nagpur. He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . Paul VI appointed him on September 13, 1963 Archbishop of Bhopal . On May 20, 1994, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Louis-François Gayet MSFS |
Bishop / Archbishop of Nagpur 1951–1963 |
Leonard Joseph Raymond |
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Archbishop of Bhopal 1963-1994 |
Paschal Topno S.J. |
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| SURNAME | D'Souza, Eugene Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian priest and Archbishop of Bhopal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagpur |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 2003 |
| Place of death | Bhopal |