Paulinus Costa
Archbishop of Dhaka
Appointed9 July 2005
PredecessorMichael Rosario
SuccessorPatrick D'Rozario
Orders
Ordination21 December 1963
by Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian
Consecration26 April 1996
by Adriano Bernardini
Personal details
Born(1936-10-19)19 October 1936
Gazipur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
DenominationCatholicism
Previous post(s)Bishop of Rajshahi

Paulinus Costa (19 October 1936 – 3 January 2015) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka from 2005 to 2011.

Career

Costa was born in Gazipur, Bangladesh.[1] He was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1963. He was appointed the Bishop of Rajshahi on 11 January 1996, and was ordained on 26 April the same year.[2]

On 9 July 2005 he was appointed the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka by Pope Benedict XVI,[1] replacing the deceased archbishop Michael Rosario.

In his official capacity, Costa worked to foster communal harmony in the Muslim-dominated country of Bangladesh. In recognition of his services, Costa was one of eight to receive an award from the Human Rights Legal Aid Society of Bangladesh for "significant contributions in defending human rights in Bangladesh".[3]

Archbishop Costa retired on 22 October 2011 and was succeeded by Patrick D'Rozario.[4]

Personal life

Costa studied theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome and obtained a PhD in theology in 1981.[1]

Death

He died on 3 January 2015 in Dhaka of a heart attack.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Work for unity, peace". The Daily Star. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Archbishop Paulinus Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Archbishop Paulinus Costa of Dhaka receives Human Rights award". Vatican Radio. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, C.S.C." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Catholic Church titles Preceded byMichael Rosario Archbishop of Dhaka 2005–2011 Succeeded byPatrick D'Rozario Preceded byPatrick D'Rozario Bishop of Rajshahi 1996–2005 VacantTitle next held byGervas Rozario
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