Ignatius D'SouzaBishop Ignatius D'Souza is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly, India.Early lifeD'Souza was born on 4 August 1964 in Basrikatte, Karnataka, India to Mr. CL D' Souza and Mrs. Lucy D' Souza.EducationIgnatius has acquired a Bachelor of Theology degree, a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Arts 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.PriesthoodIgnatius 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.EpiscopateD'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.