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Bishop Pius Thomas D'Souza is bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer, India. He resigned on 1 June 2024.

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.

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.

Episcopate

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

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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• Living people
• 1954 births
• 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
• Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
• Pontifical Urban University alumni