Albert D'Souza

Albert D'Souza is a Catholic (Latin Church) prelate in India who served as the tenth^[2] Archbishop of Agra from 16 February 2007 to 12 November 2020.

The Most Reverend Albert D'Souza
Archbishop Emeritus of Agra
Albert D'Souza, Archbishop of Agra
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra
See	Agra
Installed	16 February 2007
Term ended	12 November 2020
Predecessor	Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Successor	Raphy Manjaly
Other posts	Bishop of Lucknow(1992-2007) , Secretary General of Catholic Bishop's Conference of India(2012-2016)
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1974
Consecration	7 February 1993 by Giorgio Zur
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	Albert D’Souza (1945-08-04) 4 August 1945 (age 80) Moodubelle, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Agra
Parents	Emmanuel D’Souza(Father), Magdalene D’Souza(Mother)[1]
Alma mater	St. Lawrence High School, Moodubelle. St Joseph’s Regional Seminary, Allahabad.
Motto	Your Kingdom Come

Styles of Albert D'Souza
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace

Ordination history of Albert D'Souza
History Priestly ordination Date 8 December 1974 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Archbishop Giorgio Zur Co-consecrators Cecil DeSa Alphonsus F. D'Souza Date 7 February 1993

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, Mississauga, Ontario.^[3]

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

Clergical career

He was ordained a priest on 8 December 1974, and was appointed Bishop of Lucknow by then Pope John Paul II, 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]

See also

• Catholic Church in India