Pius Thomas D'Souza

Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer, India.[1][2][3][4]


Pius Thomas D'Souza

Bishop
Bishop of Ajmer
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra
ProvinceAgra
MetropolisAgra
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer
SeeAjmer
Installed19 January 2013
PredecessorBishop Ignatius Menezes
Orders
Ordination28 March 1982
Consecration19 January 2013
by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
RankBishop
Personal details
Birth namePius Thomas D’Souza
Born (1954-05-04) 4 May 1954
Bantwal, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceAjmer
Alma materPontifical Urban University
MottoPut To Serve
Styles of
Pius Thomas D'Souza
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Ordination history of
Pius Thomas D'Souza
History
Priestly ordination
Date28 March 1982
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorArchbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
Co-consecratorsArchbishop Albert D’Souza,
Bishop Ignatius Menezes
Date19 January 2013

Early life and education

Pius Thomas D'Souza was born in Agrar, Mangalore, India on 4 May 1954. He completed his doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome.[5]

Priesthood

Pius was ordained a priest on 28 March 1982 for the diocese of Lucknow initially but later he was Incardinated to the diocese of Bareilly, India on 19 January 1989.[6]

Episcopate

He was Appointed Bishop of Ajmer on 3 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI and consecrated by Salvatore Pennacchio on 19 January 2013[7][8] at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral.[9][10]

References

  1. "Rev. Fr. Pius Thomas D'Souza, of the Diocese of Bareilly appointed as the new Bishop of Ajmer". kemmannu.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "Fr. Pius Thomas D'Souza of Agrar becomes bishop of Ajmer". mangaloretoday.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Pius Thomas D'Souza". UCAN India. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. "Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal". www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. "Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza | Bishop of Ajmer Diocese Pius Thomas D'Souza | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. "Fr. D'Souza appointed Ajmer bishop". The CSF. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. "Mangalorean Fr Pius D'Souza Appointed Bishop of Ajmer". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. "Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza". Ucanews. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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