Fr. D’Souza appointed Ajmer bishop
November 6, 2012 by admin
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He succeeds Bishop Ignatius Menezes who has been on the post since 1979.
Fr. Pius Thomas D’Souza of Agra becomes bishop of Ajmer
New Delhi, November 5, 2012: Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. Pius Thomas D’Souza as the bishop of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The pontiff made the announcement on Nov. 3 in Rome. He succeeds Bishop Ignatius Menezes (76) who has been on the post since 1979.
Fr. D’Souza was born in 1954 in Agra. He was ordained a priest for the Lucknow diocese in 1982. He is presently the chancellor Bareilly diocese. Fr. D’Souza holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.
The Ajmer diocese is a suffragan of the Agra archdiocese. The diocese has 10 parishes served by 43 diocesan priests, 21 religious brothers, 402 sisters and 23 major seminarians.
– cbci.in, daijiworld.com