Archbishop Emeritus Henry Sebastian D’Souza, who served the Archdiocese of Calcutta from 1986-2002, passed away on Monday afternoon at Vianney Home on Middleton Row. He was 90 years old.

Archbishop Henry was born on January 20, 1926, in Calcutta and ordained as the first Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on May 5, 1974. He became the seventh Archbishop of Calcutta on April 5, 1986.

He is known to have revolutionised the educational scenario in the Archdiocese of Calcutta through proper policies. He had a close association with Mother Teresa.

The Funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas’ Church, Middleton Row, on Thursday at 10am.

His mortal remains will then be interred at the Lower Circular Road Cemetery.

source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph,Calcutta,India / Front Page> Calcutta> Story / June 29th, 2016