Theotonius Amal Ganguly


Theotonius Amal Ganguly

Archbishop of Dacca
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
Installed23 November 1967
Term ended2 September 1977
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh.(1960-1967)
Titular Bishop of Oliva(1960-1965)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh(1965-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Drizipara(1965-1967)
Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh(1969-1970)
Previous post(s)President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishop's Conference(1971-1973),
President of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Bangladesh(1973-1977)
Orders
Ordination6 June 1946
Consecration7 October 1960
by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Theotonius Amal Ganguly

(1920-02-18)18 February 1920
DiedSeptember 2, 1977(1977-09-02) (aged 57)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceDhaka, Bangladesh
ParentsNicholas Komol(Father), Romana Komola Ganguly(Mother)
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
MottoI Come To You With Joyful Heart
Styles of
Theotonius Amal Ganguly
Reference styleServant of God
Spoken styleServant of God
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Theotonius Amal Ganguly
History
Priestly ordination
DateJune 06, 1946
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Ranchi
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGrégoire-Pierre XV (François) Cardinal Agagianian
Co-consecratorsArchbishop Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C.,
Archbishop Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro.
DateOctober 07, 1960
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Theotonius Amal Ganguly as principal consecrator
Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C.December 13, 1970

Theotonious Amal Ganguly, CSC, (18 January 1920, in Hashnabad, Bangladesh – 2 September 1977) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka from 1967 until his death on 2 September 1977. Archbishop Ganguly was a religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross.