Archbp. Emeritus of Calcutta Henry D'Souza passes away
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Indian Archbishop Emeritus Henry D'Souza of Calcutta passed away on June 27, following age-related illness. He was 90. He was the Archbishop of Calcutta now the city of Kolkata from 1986 till his retirement in 2002.Archbishop Emeritus Henry Sebastian D'Souza was well-known internationally as he was the Archbishop when Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, in Kolkata.. Later on he played a crucial role in initiating the process of her canonization. Archbishop D’Souza often hailed Mother Teresa as “the face of Christ in the world” for spending her life time helping people understand the nature of the divine.He was born January 20, 1926, in Kolkata and was ordained a priest on August 24, 1948. He was appointed the bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in 1974. In 1985, he was transferred to Calcutta as the coadjutor Archbishop. He succeeded Cardinal Lawrence Picachy as the archbishop of Calcutta on April 5, 1986.The Archbishop ...
Indian Archbishop Emeritus Henry D'Souza of Calcutta passed away on June 27, following age-related illness. He was 90. He was the Archbishop of Calcutta now the city of Kolkata from 1986 till his retirement in 2002.
Archbishop Emeritus Henry Sebastian D'Souza was well-known internationally as he was the Archbishop when Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, in Kolkata.. Later on he played a crucial role in initiating the process of her canonization. Archbishop D’Souza often hailed Mother Teresa as “the face of Christ in the world” for spending her life time helping people understand the nature of the divine.
He was born January 20, 1926, in Kolkata and was ordained a priest on August 24, 1948. He was appointed the bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in 1974. In 1985, he was transferred to Calcutta as the coadjutor Archbishop. He succeeded Cardinal Lawrence Picachy as the archbishop of Calcutta on April 5, 1986.
The Archbishop had served as the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and secretary general of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
Known as an educationist, he had also played a major role in founding the Sacred Heart School in Kharagpur town.
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