Type: | archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Moses M. Costa | |
Honorific-Suffix: | C.S.C. |
Archbishop Emeritus of Chittagong | |
Archdiocese: | Chattogram |
See: | Chittagong |
Appointed: | 2 February 2017 |
Term Start: | 2 February 2017 |
Term End: | 13 July 2020 |
Other Post: | Secretary General of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh |
Ordination: | 5 February 1981 |
Consecration: | 6 September 1996 |
Consecrated By: | Adriano Bernardini |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1950 |
Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Death Place: | Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Chittagong |
Motto: | Joy of Communion in Contemplation and Service |
Moses M. Costa, C.S.C. | |
Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
Offstyle: | Your Excellency |
Relstyle: | Monsignor |
Moses M. Costa, C.S.C. (17 November 1950 – 13 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] until his death on 13 July 2020.
Costa was born on 17 November 1950 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Costa was ordained a holy priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross on 5 February 1981.
On 5 July 1996, Costa was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur and consecrated on 6 September 1996 by Adriano Bernardini. On 6 April 2011 he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong and was installed on 27 May 2011. He was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong on 2 February 2017 by Pope Francis.
On 13 June 2020, Costa was admitted to hospital after resulting positive to COVID-19, but later recovered from the disease. On 9 July 2020, Costa suffered a stroke, and was put on life support two days later.
He died 13 July 2020, aged 70, due to complications of the stroke and post Covid-19 complications.[6] [7] [8]