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Aloysius Paul D'Souza

Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Indian Catholic bishop

Born
June 21, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1941

About Aloysius Paul D'Souza

Aloysius Paul D'Souza (Konkani: अलोय्सिउस पौल डी सोझा (Devanagari), ಎಲೋಷಿಯಸ್ ಪಾವ್ಲ್ ಡಿ'ಸೋಜಾ (Kannada); born 21 June 1941) is the former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore. He was consecrated on 8 November 1996, succeeding his predecessor Basil Salvadore D'Souza. == Early years == Aloysius Paul D'Souza was born on 21 June 1941 in Hekkotu, a neighbourhood in the Agrar suburb of Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada. He was the sixth of seven children to Mathias and Isabella D'Souza. The family belonged to the D'Souza-Kamath clan, a Mangalorean Catholic clan of the same area. One of his brothers Fr. Charles D'Souza is a pastor in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi, and one of his sisters Sr. Janis A.C., is a nun in Chandigarh. He completed his primary education at Agrar, and did his pre-university studies at the S. V. S. High School in Bantwal. In 1958, the same year of joining the high school, he joined the St.

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Career and life highlights

Aloysius Paul D'Souza timeline

  1. In 1995, he became the first Diocesan priest to be appointed as the first Rector of St.
  2. He was consecrated on 8 November 1996, succeeding his predecessor Basil Salvadore D'Souza.

The world when Aloysius Paul D'Souza was born

Aloysius Paul D'Souza was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Aloysius Paul D'Souza's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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