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Bhubaneswar, Feb 3: The CCBI Executive Committee in its 96th meeting, held at XIM University, Bhubaneswar on January 27, has appointed Fr Paul Roque D’Souza from the diocese of Varanasi as the executive secretary for the CCBI Commission for Proclamation.

Fr D’Souza holds a doctorate in missiology from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome and a master's degree in missiology from Sacred Heart Theology College, Shillong. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in counselling and spirituality.

Born on January 15, 1959, in Dakshina Kannada (DK), Karnataka, he was ordained a priest on May 9, 1987. Over the years, he has served as a professor, parish priest, director, and rector in various institutions in the diocese of Varanasi and Jaipur. He was the director of Navasadana, regional pastoral centre from 2005 to 2012. He has been a visiting professor of Missiology at St Joseph’s Regional Seminary, Allahabad and is currently the vice rector at St Francis Xavier Regional Seminary, Agra. A polyglot, he is proficient in Konkani, Tulu, Kannada, Hindi, English, Italian and German.