Ignatius D'Souza

Bishop Ignatius D'Souza is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly, India.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The Most Reverend

Ignatius D'Souza

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Bishop of Bareilly
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Agra
ProvinceCalcutta
MetropolisCalcutta
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly
SeeBareilly
Installed04 October 2014
PredecessorAnthony Fernandes
Orders
Ordination07 April 1991
by Archbishop Cecil DeSa
Consecration4 October 2014
by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
RankBishop
Personal details
Birth nameIgnatius D’ Souza
Born(1964-08-04)4 August 1964
Basrikatte, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsC.L. D'Souza(Father), Lucy D'Souza(Mother)
Previous postVicar Genral of the Diocese of Lucknow
MottoServe the Lord with Gladness
Styles of
Ignatius D’Souza
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Ordination history of
Ignatius D'Souza
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byArchbishop Cecil DeSa
DateApril 07, 1991
PlaceCathedral of Lucknow
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorArchbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
Co-consecratorsArchbishop Albert D’Souza,
Bishop Anthony Fernandes
DateOctober 04, 2014

Early Life

D'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte, Karnataka, India[1] to Mr. CL D' Souza and Mrs. Lucy D' Souza.[2][3]

Education

Ignatius has acquired a Bachelor of Theology degree, a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts (public administration) from Annamalai University. He also holds a licentiate from Pontifical Gregorian University in Biblical studies and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urban University.[2][3]

Priesthood

Ignatius studied at St. Paul's Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's Regional Seminary in Allahabad and on 7 April 1991 received priestly ordination from Archbishop Cecil DeSa for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow.[1][2][3]

Episcopate

D'Souza was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly on 11 July 2014 and was consecrated by Salvatore Pennacchio on 4 October 2014.[1][2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Ignatius D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. Jul 11, Stanley Pinto | TNN | Updated; 2014; Ist, 17:40. "Reverend Fr. Ignatius D' Souza is the new Bishop of Bareilly | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Bareilly Diocese". BareillyDiocese.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. "Diocese of Bareilly, India". GCatholic. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. "Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal". Apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  6. "M'lorean Rev Ignatius D'Souza new Bareilly Bishop". Mangalore Today. 2010-10-07. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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