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{{short description|Indian Roman Catholic Bishop}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = His Excellency
| name = Aloysius Paul D'Souza
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore|Bishop of Mangalore]]
| image = Cruz dos Milagres Feast (32942138581).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| church = [[Roman Catholic church]]
| see = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore|Diocese of Mangalore]]
| term = 1996–2018
| predecessor = [[Basil Salvadore D'Souza]]
| successor = [[Peter Paul Saldanha]]
| ordination = 8 November 1966
| ordinated_by =
| consecration =
| consecrated_by = [[Basil Salvadore D'Souza]], [[Alphonsus Mathias]] and [[Patrick Paul D'Souza]]
| rank = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|6|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bantwal]], Karnataka, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| previous_post = Auxiliary Bishop
| motto = COMPASSION
}}

'''Aloysius Paul D'Souza''' ({{lang-knn|अलोय्सिउस पौल डी सोझा<small> ([[Devanagari]])</small>, ಎಲೋಷಿಯಸ್ ಪಾವ್ಲ್ ಡಿ'ಸೋಜಾ <small> ([[Kannada script|Kannada]])</small>}}; born 21 June 1941) was the Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore]]. He was consecrated on 8 November 1996, succeeding his predecessor [[Basil Salvadore D'Souza]].

==Early years==
Aloysius Paul D'Souza was born on 21 June 1941 in Hekkotu, a neighbourhood in the [[Agrar]] suburb of [[Bantwal]], [[Dakshina Kannada]].<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He was the sixth of seven children to Mathias and Isabella D'Souza.<ref name="Mangalorean">{{cite web|url=http://mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=mom&momid=53 |title=Rev. Dr. Aloysius P. D'Souza (Mangalorean Star: May, 2006) |publisher=Mangalorean.com |date=May 2006 |access-date=15 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314135927/http://www.mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=mom&momid=53 |archive-date=14 March 2014 }}</ref> The family belonged to the D'Souza-Kamath clan, a [[Mangalorean Catholics|Mangalorean Catholic]] clan of the same area.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> One of his brothers Fr. Charles D'Souza is a pastor in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi]], and one of his sisters Sr. Janis A.C., is a nun in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He completed his primary education at Agrar, and did his pre-university studies at the S. V. S. High School in Bantwal.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> In 1958, the same year of joining the high school, he joined the [[St. Joseph's Seminary (Mangalore)|St. Joseph's seminary]] to study for the priesthood.<ref name="Mangalorean"/>

==Diocesan work==
D'Souza was ordained as a priest on 3 December 1966,<ref name="Roman Rota"/> and served as Assistant Priest of the [[Holy Cross Church, Cordel]] until 1970.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> During this time, he graduated from [[Karnataka University]].<ref name="Mangalorean"/> Impressed by his competence and his creativeness and knowledge of Roman Catholic theology, the then Bishop of Mangalore Basil Salvadore D'Souza appointed D'Souza as the Diocesan Secretary.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> In 1971, the Diocesan authorities sent him to Rome to do a doctorate in [[canonical law]], where he specialised in Christian Marriage Law.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> Upon completing his doctorate, he was subsequently appointed as an Advocate of ''[[Roman Rota]]''—the supreme tribunal of Catholic Church, thereby becoming the first Indian priest to achieve this distinction.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> D'Souza is one of only two Indians to qualify as an Advocate of ''[[Roman Rota]]'', in which capacity he was Judicial Vicar of the Mangalore Tribunal from 1984.<ref name="Roman Rota">{{harvnb|Lobo|2000|p=225}}</ref>

D'Souza returned to [[Mangalore]] in 1976, and was appointed the chancellor of the Mangalore Diocese in 1977.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> During this time, he was in charge of vocations and founded Gladson Home, a minor seminary in [[Bolar, Mangalore|Bolar]].<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He simultaneously held the posts of the [[Vicar]] of the [[Cascia, Jeppu|Cascia]] parish from 1988 as well as that of the Director of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women from 1985.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> In 1995, he became the first Diocesan priest to be appointed as the first Rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in [[Jeppu]].<ref name="Mangalorean"/>

==Bishop of Mangalore Diocese==
On 11 January 1996, the [[Holy See]] under [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed D'Souza as Auxiliary Bishop of the Mangalore Diocese.<ref name="Roman Rota"/> Upon Bishop Basil Salvadore D'Souza's sudden death in 1996, he was appointed as titular Bishop on 15 May of the same year.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> On 27 December, he was formally installed as Bishop of Mangalore.<ref name="Mangalorean"/>

After becoming Bishop, D'Souza finalised the construction work of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre wherein nine centres are headed by Priests.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He strengthened the Canara Organization for Development and Peace (CODP) Institution, and was instrumental in the establishment of [[Father Muller Medical College]]; inaugurating its opening in 1999.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He is currently the Chairman of Family Living Commission of Central Council of Bishops of India.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> D'Souza also spearheaded the opening of many other colleges, High schools and Primary schools.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He developed and initiated a "Ten Point Program" to be followed in diocese masses, regardless of class, creed or religious affiliation.<ref name="Mangalorean"/>

* Initiating and developing a program to identify suitable persons to spread Roman Catholicism and instill piety.
* The ward-wise liturgical preparation in parishes.
* Building a voluntary group of people to preach and practice Christian principles.
* Strengthening unity among Christians and initiating inter-religious dialogue.
* Minority Christian movement.
* Strengthening Women's Associations.
* Providing basic necessities to underprivileged people.
* Building Resource Groups at the Ward and Parish level.
* Creation of Christ-centered families.
* Strengthening youths to follow in the path of Christ.

D'Souza organised the World Konkani Conference and the All India Bishops Conference in Mangalore.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He translated the Bible into Konkani in a mini-pocket form.<ref name="Mangalorean"/> He has made strenuous efforts into propagating [[Roman Catholicism]] in Mangalore, as well as promoting communal harmony among the local populace.<ref name="Mangalorean"/>

== See also ==
*[[Ambrose Madtha|Monsignor Ambrose Madtha]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore]]

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{Refbegin|colwidth=50em}}
*{{Cite book
|last=Lobo
|first=Michael
|authorlink=Michael Lobo
|publisher=Camelot Publishers
|title=Distinguished Mangalorean Catholics, 1800–2000: a historico-biographical survey of the Mangalorean Catholic community
|year=2000
|isbn=978-81-87609-01-8

}}.
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdsouzaap.htmlnb Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza's profile]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Catholic-hierarchy.org
* {{YouTube|vSTMuMjqWC0|Bishop Aloysius Paul D'souza's Press meet}}, [[Udayavani]]
* {{YouTube|smFtP_hKvT8|Bishop Aloysius Paul D'souza's Christmas message}}, Udayavani

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