title: Ignatius D'Souza
text: # Ignatius D'Souza
  
  Bishop Ignatius D'Souza (born 4 August 1964) is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly, India.
  
  ## Early life
  
  D'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte, Karnataka, India to Mr. CL D' Souza and Mrs. Lucy D' Souza.
  
  ## Education
  
  Ignatius has acquired a Bachelor of Theology degree, a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts (public administration) from Annamalai University. He also holds a licentiate from Pontifical Gregorian University in Biblical studies and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urban University.
  
  ## Priesthood
  
  Ignatius studied at St. Paul's Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's Regional Seminary in Allahabad and on 7 April 1991 received priestly ordination from Archbishop Cecil DeSa for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow.
  
  ## Episcopate
  
  D'Souza was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly on 11 July 2014 and was consecrated by Salvatore Pennacchio on 4 October 2014.
  
  