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Father D'Arcy D'Souza (1913 – December 10, 2009, Karachi) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic priest who spent 66 years of his priestly life serving the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, making him at the time of his death, the longest-serving priest in the archdiocese. ==Life and career== D'Souza completed a degree in civil engineering from the University of Bombay (now Mumbai)'s Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute before his ordination into the priesthood in 1943. He was the first Parishioner of St. Lawrence’s Parish to enter the Papal Seminary.〔 Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community (Kindle Location 1027). Kindle Edition.〕 He served as science teacher in St Patrick's High School, Karachi until 1952, when he was appointed Principal of St Bonaventure's High School, Hyderabad.〔(The Patrician 1951-52 )〕 He then went on to become the second Principal of Saint Patrick's College, Karachi. From 1972 to 1973 he served as parish priest at St. Jude's Parish and from 1975 to 1979 as assistant parish priest.〔Christian Voice, November 6, 2011〕 As the Archdiocese's longest serving priest he was selected to give the keynote address at the celebration of the silver jubilee of the episcopal ordination of the previous Archbishop, Simeon Anthony Pereira on October 4, 1996. He also spoke at the March 15, 2000 funeral Mass for Sister Christine Sequeira who died of injuries after she was beaten by robbers who ransacked her convent in Malir, where he described "banditry" as "a lifestyle" in Pakistan. The funeral was attended by Sindh provincial Governor Azim Daudpota, Karachi Commissioner Shafique-ur-Rehman Pracha and Sindh Education Minister Anita Ghulamali. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「D'Arcy D'Souza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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