Thomas D'Souza
Thomas D'Souza (born August 26, 1950 in Adyapady , Karnataka , India ) is Archbishop of Calcutta .
Life
Thomas D'Souza was an early part of the mission and from 1966 worked in the Diocese of Darjeeling at the foot of the Himalayas in West Bengal . He was ordained a priest on April 16, 1977 . After the death of Bishop Eric Benjamin in 1994, he was diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Darjeeling until 1997 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on June 14, 1997 as the first bishop of the Diocese of Bagdogra , which was newly founded from the Diocese of Darjeeling . He was ordained bishop on January 25, 1998 by the Archbishop of Calcutta , Henry Sebastian D'Souza ; Co- consecrators were Telesphore Placidus Toppo , Archbishop of Ranchi , and Stephen Lepcha , Bishop of Darjeeling. He is a member of the Education Commission of the Indian Bishops' Conference of India.
On March 12, 2011 D'Souza was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. the Archbishop of Calcutta, Lucas Sirkar SDB , as coadjutor archbishop . With Sirkar's age-related resignation on February 23, 2012, he succeeded him as Archbishop of Calcutta.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Thomas D'Souza becomes Archbishop of Calcutta" , Vatican Radio , February 23, 2012
- ^ "Pope appoints new archbishop for Calcutta" , Vatican Radio , February 23, 2012
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Bagdogra 1997–2011 |
Vincent Aind |
| Lucas Sirkar SDB |
Archbishop of Calcutta since 2012 |
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| SURNAME | D'Souza, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Calcutta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adyapady , Karnataka , India |