Paulinus Costa

Paulinus Costa (19 October 1936 – 3 January 2015) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka[1] from 2005 until his retirement on 22 October 2011.

Paulinus Costa
TitleHis Excellency
Personal
Born(1936-10-19)19 October 1936
Gazipur, Bangladesh
Died3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 78)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
ReligionCatholicism
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionPriest
Senior posting
PredecessorMichael Rosario
SuccessorPatrick D'Rozario
ProfessionPriest
Previous postBishop of Rajshahi
Archbishop of Dhaka

Career

Costa was born in Gazipur, Bangladesh.[2] 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.[1]

On 9 July 2005 he was appointed the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka by Pope Benedict XVI,[2] 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 former coadjutor of the position Patrick D'Rozario.[4]

Personal life

Costa studied theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy, and obtained a PhD in theology in 1981.[2] As a requirement of the Catholic Church, he remained unmarried.

Death

He died at 3.30 pm on 3 January 2015 in Dhaka of a heart attack.

See also

References
  1. "Archbishop Paulinus Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Work for unity, peace". The Daily Star. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  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 by
Michael Rosario		 Archbishop of Dhaka
2005–2011		 Succeeded by
Patrick D'Rozario
Preceded by
Patrick D'Rozario		 Bishop of Rajshahi
1996–2005		 Vacant
Title next held by
Gervas Rozario
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