Moses Costa

Archbishop 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.

The Most Reverend

Moses M. Costa

C.S.C.
Archbishop Emeritus of Chittagong
ArchdioceseChattogram
SeeChittagong
Appointed2 February 2017
Installed2 February 2017
Term ended13 July 2020
Other postsSecretary General of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh
Orders
Ordination5 February 1981
Consecration6 September 1996
by Adriano Bernardini
Personal details
Born(1950-11-17)17 November 1950
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died13 July 2020(2020-07-13) (aged 69)
Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Previous postBishop of Chittagong
MottoJoy of Communion in Contemplation and Service
Styles of
Moses M. Costa, C.S.C.
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Early life

Costa was born on 17 November 1950 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][1]

Priesthood

Costa was ordained a holy priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross on 5 February 1981.[1][2]

Episcopate

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.[3][1][2]

Health and death

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, due to complications of the stroke.[6][7]

References
  1. "Archbishop Moses M. Costa [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. "Most Rev. Moses M. Costa, CSC, DD". www.cbcbsec.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  3. "Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C., First Archbishop of Chittagong, Bangaldesh // News // Congregation of Holy Cross". holycrosscongregation.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  4. "Archdiocese of Chattogram, Bangladesh". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  5. "New Chittagong archbishop invested with pallium". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  6. Chittagong Archbishop Moses M Costa no more
  7. Vatican news 15 July 2020
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