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Patrick D'Rozario | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Dhaka | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Dhaka |
| Installed | 22 October 2011 |
| Term ended | 30 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Paulinus Costa |
| Successor | Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (2016–) |
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| Ordination | 8 October 1972 |
| Consecration | 12 September 1990 by Theotonius Gomes |
| Created cardinal | 19 November 2016 byPope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Patrick D'Rozario (1943-10-01) 1 October 1943 (age 80)
Padrishibpur, Barisal, British India
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
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| Motto | Joy in Communion |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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.
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]
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Dhaka 2011–2020 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Joachim J. Rozario |
Bishop of Chittagong 1995–2010 |
Succeeded by Moses M. Costa |
| New title | Bishop of Rajshahi 1990–1995 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi 2016–present |
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