Moses M. Costa
Moses Montu Costa CSC (born November 17, 1950 in Toomilla ; † July 13, 2020 in Dhaka ) was a Bangladeshi clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chittagong .
Life
Moses M. Costa joined the religious order of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and was ordained a priest on February 5, 1981 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Dinajpur on July 5, 1996 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Bangladesh , Adriano Bernardini , donated him episcopal ordination on September 6 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Michael Rozario , Archbishop of Dhaka , and Theotonius Gomes CSC, Auxiliary Bishop in Dhaka.
On April 6, 2011 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Bishop of Chittagong and introduced to office on May 27 of the same year. Costa was general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh and headed the youth and seminars commissions, most recently the health commission.
In June 2020, he was admitted to hospital with respiratory problems caused by COVID-19 . After initially recovering, he suffered a stroke on July 9 of the same year , of which he died four days later.
Web links
- Entry on Moses M. Costa on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Moses M. Costa CSC on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chittagong Archbishop Moses M Costa no more. dhakatribune.com, July 13, 2020, accessed July 13, 2020 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Theotonius Gomes CSC |
Bishop of Dinajpur 1996–2011 |
Sebastian Tudu |
| Patrick D'Rozario CSC |
Bishop / Archbishop of Chittagong 2011–2020 |
Sedis vacancy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costa, Moses M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costa, Moses Montu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bangladeshi clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chittagong |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toomilla |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2020 |
| Place of death | Dhaka |