Albert D'Souza explained

Type:archbishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Albert D'Souza
Archbishop Emeritus of Agra
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra
See:Agra
Term Start:16 February 2007
Term End:12 November 2020
Predecessor:Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Successor:Raphy Manjaly
Other Post:Bishop of Lucknow(1992-2007)
, Secretary General of Catholic Bishop's Conference of India(2012-2016)
Ordination:8 December 1974
Consecration:7 February 1993
Consecrated By:Giorgio Zur
Rank:Archbishop
Birth Name:Albert D’Souza
Birth Date:4 August 1945
Birth Place:Moodubelle, Karnataka, India
Nationality:Indian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Residence:Agra
Parents:Emmanuel D’Souza(Father), Magdalene D’Souza(Mother)[1]
Alma Mater:St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle.
St Joseph’s Regional Seminary, Allahabad.
Motto:Your Kingdom Come
Albert D'Souza
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Grace

Albert D'Souza is a Catholic (Latin Church) prelate in India who served as the tenth[2] Archbishop of Agra from 16 February 2007 to 12 November 2020.

Birth and education

He was born on 4 August 1945 in Moodubelle, Mangalore, as the eighth child in a Catholic family with a dozen children. Four of his brothers are priests and two of them bishops. One of the brothers, Fr. Edwin D'Souza, is the pastor of Saints Martha and Mary Parish, Mississauga, Ontario.[3]

He studied in church run St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle.[4]

Clergical career

He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1974, and was appointed Bishop of Lucknow by then Pope John Paul II, on 21 November 1992. His episcopal ordination followed on 7 February 1993. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Agra on 11 April 2007. He chairs the commission of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).[5] He also chairs the Agra Regional Bishops' Council (ARBC)[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=personality_inner&type=18
  2. Web site: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra, India . Gcatholic.org . 2015-09-02.
  3. Web site: A Vibrant Reality: The Catholic Church in India . Saltandlighttv.org . 2015-08-31.
  4. Web site: Archbishop Albert D'Souza- A person with divine mission and a dream . Bellevision.com . 2015-09-08.
  5. Web site: Archbishop Albert D'Souza . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310211519/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/archbishop-dsouza/6 . dead . 2015-03-10 . Directory.ucanews.com . 2015-08-31 .
  6. Web site: Catholic Bishops' Conference of India . Cbci.in/agra_region.aspx . 2015-08-31.