Titular Bishop of Oliva Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka
What position did Theotonius Amal Ganguly take from Oct 1960 to Jul 1965?
Theotonius Amal Ganguly Theotonious Amal Ganguly , CSC , ( 18 January 1920 , in Hashnabad , East Bengal , India ( present Bangladesh ) – 2 September 1977 ) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka from 1967 until his death on 2 September 1977 . Archbishop Ganguly was a religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross . Career . The local bishop sent him to the major seminary , called St . Alberts Seminary , run by the Jesuit Fathers at Ranchi of Bihar State , India . As usual , he was liked and appreciated by both the professors and seminarians for his studies and humble behaviour . He successfully completed two years of philosophy and four years of theology studies at the seminary and , on 6 June 1946 , was ordained a diocesan priest at St . Marys Cathedral , Ranchi , by Jesuit Bishop Oscar Sevrin . In 1947 , newly consecrated Bishop Lawrence Leo Graner of the Diocese of Dhaka , sent Ganguly to the University of Notre Dame , Indiana , for higher studies in philosophy . He completed an M.A . in philosophy and then , in 1951 , received his Ph.D . degree in philosophy with his doctoral dissertation on Purush and Prakriti ( Self and Nature ) : A Philosophical Appraisal of Patanjali – Samkhya – Yoga . ( Patañjali was an ancient Hindu philosopher promoting yoga for inner contemplation , born in India in about 250 B.C. ) While at Notre Dame , Ganguly expressed interest in joining the Congregation of Holy Cross . Sent to the novitiate in Jordan , Minnesota , in 1951 , he made his religious profession on 16 August 1952 before returning to Dhaka in October of that year . Appointed a professor of logic and English at Notre Dame College , founded by Holy Cross in Dhaka in 1949 , he became the dean of studies in 1954 , and , 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 . He was also the President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference ( PCBC,1971–1973 ) and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh ( CBCB , 1973–1977 ) . Death and canonization process . He died suddenly on 2 September 1977 of a heart attack . Archbishop Gangulys canonization process started in 2006 . Archbishop Paulinus Costa of Dhaka , on 2 September of that year , in an official ceremony at St . Marys Cathedral in Dhaka , introduced the causes and opened the diocesan inquiry on Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly , CSC . The process of his canonization is at the first stage known as Servant of God .