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Patrick D'Rozario

Patrick D'Rozario, CSC (Bengali: প্যাট্রিক ডি'রোজারিও, romanized: Pyaṭrik ḍi'rojario; born 1 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dhaka from 2011 to 2020. He became a cardinal in 2016, the first from Bangladesh.[1] He led other dioceses in Bangladesh from 1995 to 2010.

Biography

Patrick D'Rozario was born on 1 October 1943 in Padrishibpur, Barisal, British India (now part of Bangladesh).[2] He took his vows as a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross on 14 June 1962 and was ordained a priest by the Servant of God Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly on 8 October 1972.[1]

On 21 May 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed D'Rozario the first Bishop of Rajshahi,[3] a diocese newly created from the Diocese of Dinajpur. He received his episcopal consecration on 12 September 1990 from Bishop Theotonius Gomes of Dinajpur. On 3 February 1995, Pope John Paul named him Bishop of Chittagong.[4] On 25 November 2010, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka by Pope Benedict XVI.[5][6] On 22 October 2011, he succeeded Archbishop Paulinus Costa as Archbishop of Dhaka.[7][8]

As president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, he attended the Synod on the Family in October 2014.[9] He has also served as Chair of the Governing Body of Notre Dame College, Dhaka.[10]

Pope Francis raised D'Rozario 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.[11] He was the second member of his order to join the College of Cardinals, after John O'Hara, Archbishop of Philadelphia, in 1958.[1] Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on 23 December 2017.[12]

Pope Francis accepted D'Rozario's resignation as Archbishop of Dhaka on 30 September 2020.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario Named a Cardinal by Pope Francis". Congregation of Holy Cross. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ Corraya, Sumon (10 October 2016). "Cardinal-designate Patrick D'Rozario: My appointment is 'a gift for Bangladesh'". Asia News. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 1019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVII. 1995. p. 393. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.11.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Dhaka gets new coadjutor archbishop: Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario says he is ready to meet challenges of new office". Union of Catholic Asian News. 26 January 2011..
  7. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.10.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Patrick new chief of Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 27 October 2011.
  9. ^ "III Assemblea Generale Straordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi (5–19 ottobre 2014): Elenco dei Partecipanti, 09.09.2014" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame College in Dhaka Celebrates its 70th Anniversary". Congregation of Holy Cross. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Titular churches and diaconates of the new cardinals, 19.11.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.12.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 30.09.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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