William D'Souza

William D’Souza, S.J  is the Archbishop Emeritus of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna,  India.

Early life
He was born in Madanthyar in Mangalore, Karnataka on 5 March 1946.

Priesthood
He was ordained a Catholic Missionary Priest for the Society of Jesus on 3 May 1976.

Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Buxar on 12 December 2005 and ordained a bishop on 25 March 2006. He was appointed Archbishop of Patna on 1 October 2007. On 9 December 2020 D’Souza's resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, and auxiliary bishop Sebastian Kallupura was named as his successor.