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Patrick D’Rozario

His Eminence
Patrick D’Rozario
CSC
Cardinal, Archbishop of Dhaka
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Dhaka
Installed 22 October 2011
Predecessor Paulinus Costa
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (2016-)
Orders
Ordination 8 October 1972
Consecration 12 September 1990
by Theotonius Gomes
Created Cardinal 19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name Patrick D'Rozario
Born (1943-10-01) 1 October 1943 (age 74)
Padrishibpur, Barisal Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Previous post Bishop of Rajshahi (1990-1995)
Bishop of Chittagong (1995-2010)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka (2010-2011)
Motto "Joy in Communion"
Ordination history of
Patrick D'Rozario
History
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination 8 October 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Theotonius Gomes, CSC
Co-consecrators Michael Rozario
Pietro Biggio
Date of consecration 12 September 1990
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Francis
Date of elevation 19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Patrick D'Rozario as principal consecrator
Lawrence Subrata Howlader, CSC 3 July 2003
James Romen Boiragi 15 June 2012
Shorot Francis Gomes 22 April 2016
History
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination 8 October 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Theotonius Gomes, CSC
Co-consecrators Michael Rozario
Pietro Biggio
Date of consecration 12 September 1990
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Francis
Date of elevation 19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Patrick D'Rozario as principal consecrator
Lawrence Subrata Howlader, CSC 3 July 2003
James Romen Boiragi 15 June 2012
Shorot Francis Gomes 22 April 2016
Styles of
Patrick D'Rozario, CSC
External Ornaments of a Cardinal Bishop.svg
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario (Bengali: প্যাট্রিক ডি’রোজারিও, translit. Pyāṭrika ḍi’rōjāri'ō; born 1 October 1943, in Padrishibpur, Barisal,British India (now part of Bangladesh) is the Catholic Archbishop of the Dhaka, the highest-ranked official of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh.

He is a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and was ordained a priest in 1972. In 1990 D'Rozario became Bishop of Rajshahi and in 1995 Bishop of Chittagong.

In November 2010 he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka by Pope Benedict XVI. In October 2011 he succeeded Archbishop Paulinus Costa as Archbishop of Dhaka.

He is President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, founded in 1971, the purpose of which is to facilitate common policy and action in matters that affect or are liable to affect the interest of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh. It also serves the country at large. D'Rozario assisted at the Synod on the Family.

Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal at a consistory held on 19 November 2016. He was given the rank of Cardinal-Priest and assigned the titular church of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi.


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