Albert D'Souza

The Most Reverend
Albert D'Souza
Archbishop of Agra
Assumed office
11 April 2007[1]
Preceded by Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Bishop of Lucknow
In office
21 November 1992  16 February 2007
Preceded by Alan Basil de Lastic
Succeeded by Gerald John Mathias
General Secretary, Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
Personal details
Born (1945-08-04)4 August 1945
Mangalore, India
Religion Catholic

Albert D'Souza is a prominent Catholic (Latin Rite) bishop in India who was installed as the tenth[2] Archbishop of Agra in April 2007.

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, Mississuaga, Ontario.[3]

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

Clerical career

He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1974, and was appointed Bishop of Lucknow 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]

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Agra". Agraarchdiocese.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra, India". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  3. "A Vibrant Reality: The Catholic Church in India". Saltandlighttv.org. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  4. "Archbishop Albert D'Souza- A person with divine mission and a dream". Bellevision.com. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  5. "Archbishop Albert D'Souza". Directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  6. "Catholic Bishops' Conference of India". Cbci.in/agra_region.aspx. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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