Pius Thomas D'Souza

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Pius Thomas D'Souza

Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer
See Ajmer
Installed19 January 2013
Term ended1 June 2024
PredecessorBishop Ignatius Menezes
Successorvacant
Orders
Ordination28 March 1982
Consecration19 January 2013
by  Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Pius Thomas D’Souza

(1954-05-04) 4 May 1954 (age 70)
NationalityIndian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater Pontifical Urban University
MottoPut To Serve
Styles of
Pius Thomas D'Souza
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Ordination history of
Pius Thomas D'Souza
History
Priestly ordination
Date28 March 1982
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
Co-consecrators Archbishop Albert D’Souza,
Bishop Ignatius Menezes
Date19 January 2013

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.

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Early life and education

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]

Priesthood

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]

Episcopate

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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References

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