Theotonius Amal Ganguly

Theotonious Amal Ganguly, CSC, (18 February 1920–2 September 1977) was a catholic priest and educator. He was the second Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka.

Servant of God Theotonius Amal Ganguly DPhil, C.S.C.
Archbishop of Dacca
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
Installed	23 November 1967
Term ended	2 September 1977
Other posts	Auxiliary Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh (1960-1967) Titular Bishop of Oliva (1960-1965) Coadjutor Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh (1965-1967) Titular Archbishop of Drizipara (1965-1967) Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh (1969-1970)
Orders
Ordination	6 June 1946
Consecration	7 October 1960 by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Birth name	Theotonius Amal Ganguly
Born	(1920-02-18)18 February 1920 Hasnabad, East Bengal, British India
Died	September 2, 1977(1977-09-02) (aged 57) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangaldeshi
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Parents	Nicholas Komol (Father) Romana Komola Ganguly (Mother)
Previous post	President, Pakistan Catholic Bishop's Conference (1971-1973) President, Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Bangladesh (1973-1977)
Education	Doctor of Philosophy
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame
Motto	I Come To You With Joyful Heart

Ordination history of Theotonius Amal Ganguly
History Priestly ordination Date 6 June 1946 Place St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ranchi. Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Cardinal Agagianian Co-consecrators Lawrence Leo Graner Joseph Cordeiro Date 7 October 1960
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Theotonius Amal Ganguly as principal consecrator Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. December 13, 1970

Early life

Ganguly was born on 18 February 1920 at Hashnabad in Dhaka. He was the second of the three children of Nicholas Komol and Romana Komola Ganguly.

Education

Ganguly competed his secondary education from Holy Cross High School in Bandura. Then he moved to Ranchi and attended St. Albert’s Seminary. He was ordained a diocesan priest on 6 June 1946. In 1947, Ganguly was sent to Indiana for higher education. He earned a Ph.D. from University of Notre Dame in 1951.

Career

Ganguly started his career as a professor of logic and English at Notre Dame College. He was made the college's director of studies in 1954. In 1958, he was appointed vice principal of the college. After James L. Martin died suddenly in 1960, Ganguly succeeded him as the principal.

In 1960, Ganguly was consecrated a bishop and Titular Bishop of Oliva as well as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka. Five years later he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Drizipara and the Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka. In November 1967, he became the Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka.