Patrick D'Rozario


Patrick D'Rozario

Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Dhaka
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseDhaka
Installed22 October 2011
Term ended30 September 2020
PredecessorPaulinus Costa
SuccessorBejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (2016–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination8 October 1972
Consecration12 September 1990
by Theotonius Gomes
Created cardinal19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Patrick D'Rozario

(1943-10-01) 1 October 1943 (age 81)
Padrishibpur, Barisal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
DenominationRoman Catholicism
MottoJoy in Communion
Ordination history of
Patrick D'Rozario
History
Priestly ordination
Date8 October 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorTheotonius Gomes, CSC
Co-consecratorsMichael Rozario
Pietro Biggio
Date12 September 1990
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Patrick D'Rozario as principal consecrator
Lawrence Subrata Howlader, CSC3 July 2003
James Romen Boiragi15 June 2012
Shorot Francis Gomes22 April 2016
Styles of
Patrick D'Rozario, CSC
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Patrick D'Rozario, CSC (Bengali: প্যাট্রিক ডি'রোজারিও, romanizedPyaṭrik 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.

  1. ^ "Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario Named a Cardinal by Pope Francis". Congregation of Holy Cross. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.