Pius Thomas D'Souza | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer |
See | Ajmer |
Installed | 19 January 2013 |
Term ended | 1 June 2024 |
Predecessor | Bishop Ignatius Menezes |
Successor | vacant |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 March 1982 |
Consecration | 19 January 2013 by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Pius Thomas D’Souza 4 May 1954 |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
Motto | Put To Serve |
Styles of Pius Thomas D'Souza | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
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Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza is bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer, India. [1] [2] [3] [4] He resigned on 1 June 2024.
Pius Thomas D'Souza was born in Agrar, Mangalore, India on 4 May 1954. He completed his doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome. [5]
Pius was ordained a priest on 28 March 1982 for the diocese of Lucknow initially but later he was Incardinated to the diocese of Bareilly, India on 19 January 1989. [6]
He was Appointed Bishop of Ajmer on 3 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI and consecrated by Salvatore Pennacchio on 19 January 2013 [7] [8] at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. [9] [10]
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