Thomas D'Souza

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The Most Reverend

Thomas D'Souza
Archbishop of Calcutta
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Archbishop Thomas D'Souza
See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
Appointed23 Feb 2012
Installed23 Feb 2012
Predecessor Lucas Sirkar SDB
Other post(s)Member of the Commission for Education of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination16 Apr 1977
Consecration25 January 1998
by  Henry Sebastian D'Souza
Personal details
Born (1950-08-26) 26 August 1950 (age 74)
Adyarpadav, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
ResidenceArchbishop's House, 32 Mother Teresa Sarani (Park Street), Kolkata 700016, West Bengal, India
MottoUNITAS ET AMOR
Styles of
Thomas D’Souza
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] is a serving Archbishop of Calcutta [8] and member of the Commission for Education of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.

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Early life

He was born in Adyarpadav - Mangalore, Karnataka on 26 Aug 1950. He was baptised at Holy Family Church, Omzoor.

He did his primary education from St. Ligorious Higher Primary school and ever since his childhood he has been known for his humbleness and simplicity.[ citation needed ]

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic priest on 16 Apr 1977. [9]

Episcopate

He was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Bagdogra on 14 Jun 1997 and was consecrated on 25 Jan 1998. He was Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta on 12 Mar 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. He succeeded as Archbishop of Calcutta on 23 Feb 2012. [10] [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza condemns rape of nun".
  2. ↑ asianetnews (1 September 2016), Mother Teresa's canonization : Kolkata archbishop Thomas d'souza Sharing Memories , retrieved 20 August 2017
  3. ↑ Archdiocesan NewsNetwork (8 August 2015), Message of Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, on the Inauguration of the Pastoral Plan in Parishes , retrieved 20 August 2017
  4. ↑ Shamim Ahmed (20 February 2015), ARCH BISHOP THOMAS D SOUZA , retrieved 20 August 2017
  5. ↑ "Thomas D'Souza - Vatican Radio". en.radiovaticana.va. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | The Herald". calcuttaherald.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "City gets new Archbishop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "City gets new archbishop". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop | Diocesan Directory | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta - India". www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza | Archbishop of Calcutta Archdiocese Thomas D'Souza | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.


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