| Type: | archbishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| William D’Souza | |
| Archbishop Emeritus of Patna | |
| Archdiocese: | Patna |
| See: | Patna |
| Appointed: | 1 October 2007 |
| Term Start: | 1 October 2007 |
| Term End: | 9 December 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Benedict John Osta |
| Successor: | Sebastian Kallupura |
| Ordination: | 3 May 1976 |
| Consecration: | 25 March 2006 |
| Consecrated By: | Pedro López Quintana |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Madanthyar, Karnataka |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Residence: | Archbishop's House Bankipur, Patna 800 004, Bihar, India |
| Previous Post: | Provincial of the Patna Jesuit Province. |
| William D’Souza | |
| Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Excellency |
| Relstyle: | Monsignor |
William D’Souza, S.J[1] [2] is the Archbishop Emeritus of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna,[3] India.
He was born in Madanthyar in Mangalore, Karnataka on 5 March 1946.
He was ordained a Catholic Missionary Priest for the Society of Jesus on 3 May 1976.
He was appointed Bishop of Buxar on 12 December 2005 and ordained a bishop on 25 March 2006. He was appointed Archbishop of Patna on 1 October 2007.[4] [5] [6] On 9 December 2020 D’Souza's resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, and auxiliary bishop Sebastian Kallupura was named as his successor.[7]