Ignatius D'Souza

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Ignatius D'Souza

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Bishop of Bareilly
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Agra
Province Calcutta
Metropolis Calcutta
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly
See Bareilly
Installed4 October 2014
Predecessor Anthony Fernandes
Orders
Ordination7 April 1991
by Archbishop Cecil DeSa
Consecration4 October 2014
by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Ignatius D’ Souza

(1964-08-04) 4 August 1964 (age 60)
Basrikatte, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Denomination Roman Catholic
ParentsC.L. D'Souza(father), Lucy D'Souza(mother)
Previous post(s)Vicar General of the Diocese of Lucknow
Alma mater Annamalai University
Pontifical Urban University
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoServe the Lord with Gladness
Styles of
Ignatius D’Souza
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace

Bishop Ignatius D'Souza (born 4 August 1964) is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly, India. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Early life

D'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte, Karnataka, India [1] to Mr. CL D' Souza and Mrs. Lucy D' Souza. [2] [3]

Education

Ignatius has acquired a Bachelor of Theology degree, a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts (public administration) from Annamalai University. He also holds a licentiate from Pontifical Gregorian University in Biblical studies and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urban University. [2] [3]

Priesthood

Ignatius studied at St. Paul's Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's Regional Seminary in Allahabad and on 7 April 1991 received priestly ordination from Archbishop Cecil DeSa for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow. [1] [2] [3]

Episcopate

D'Souza was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly on 11 July 2014 and was consecrated by Salvatore Pennacchio on 4 October 2014. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Ignatius D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Pinto, Stanley (July 11, 2014). "Reverend Fr. Ignatius D' Souza is the new Bishop of Bareilly". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bareilly Diocese". BareillyDiocese.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Bareilly, India". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal". Apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  6. ↑ "M'lorean Rev Ignatius D'Souza new Bareilly Bishop". Mangalore Today. 2010-10-07. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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