Early Background
Of Goan Catholic origin, Souza was born in the village of Moirá in the Bardez taulka of Goa. He belongs to the fifth vangodd (clan) of the village and is the 12th generation descendant of Shantappa Kamat, a Goud Saraswat Brahmin who became Diogo de Souza after his conversion to Christianity in 1618.
Souza was educated mostly in Goa during the Portuguese colonial rule. He belonged to the Goa Jesuits during 26 years, and was a professed member of that Religious Order when he opted to leave with dispensation from the Holy See in 1995. Recovered Portuguese nationality in 1995, and was granted OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) by the Government of India in 2007.
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