William D'Souza
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = archbishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = William D’Souza
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| title = Archbishop Emeritus of Patna
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| archdiocese = Patna
| see = Patna
| appointed = 1 October 2007
| term_start = 1 October 2007
| term_end = 9 December 2020
| predecessor = Benedict John Osta
| successor = Sebastian Kallupura
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| ordination = 3 May 1976
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| consecration = 25 March 2006
| consecrated_by = Pedro López Quintana
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|3|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Madanthyar, Karnataka
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| nationality = Indian
| residence = Archbishop's House Bankipur, Patna 800 004, Bihar, India
| previous_post = Provincial of the Patna Jesuit Province.
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{{Infobox bishopstyles
| name = William D’Souza
| dipstyle=The Most Reverend
| offstyle=Your Excellency
| relstyle=Monsignor
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William D’Souza, S.J{{Cite web|url=http://www.patnajesuits.org/Bishops.aspx|title=Bishops|website=www.patnajesuits.org|access-date=2017-08-21}}{{Citation|last=Jesuits|first=Midwest|title=William D'Souza, SJ, Archbishop of Patna - June 11, 2011|date=2011-06-23|url=https://vimeo.com/25518932|accessdate=2017-08-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://tarumitra.org/tag/archbishop-william-dsouza-s-j/|title=Archbishop William D'Souza S.J {{!}} Tarumitra|website=tarumitra.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-21}} is the Archbishop Emeritus of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna,{{Cite web|url=http://konkanicatholics.blogspot.com/2007/10/william-dsouza-appointed-patna.html|title=William D'Souza Appointed Patna Archbishop|access-date=2017-08-21}}{{Citation|last=Midwest Jesuits|title=William D'Souza, SJ, Archbishop of Patna - June 11, 2011|date=2011-06-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkr3n9slT4k|accessdate=2017-08-21}} India.
Early life
He was born in Madanthyar in Mangalore, Karnataka on 5 March 1946.
Priesthood
He was ordained a Catholic Missionary Priest for the Society of Jesus on 3 May 1976.
Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Buxar on 12 December 2005 and ordained a bishop on 25 March 2006. He was appointed Archbishop of Patna on 1 October 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.patnajesuits.org/Bishops.aspx|website=www.patnajesuits.org|title=Our Bishops|access-date=2017-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdsouw.html|title=Archbishop William D'Souza [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/archbishop-dsouza-sj/47|title=Archbishop William D'Souza, S.J {{!}} Archbishop of Patna Archdiocese William D'Souza, S.J {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2017-06-19}} On 9 December 2020 D’Souza's resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, and auxiliary bishop Sebastian Kallupura was named as his successor.{{cite web|title=Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Patna, India|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/12/09/201209b.html|date=9 December 2020|accessdate=9 December 2020|publisher=Vatican Press}}
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Category:Christian clergy from Mangalore
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India
Category:20th-century Indian Jesuits