1. Home
  2. Fr Antony Joseph D'Souza of Mangalore Diocese dies

Fr Antony Joseph D'Souza of Mangalore Diocese dies

[email protected] (Fr Francis Rodrigues, Raknno )
July 10, 2012

Fr_Douza

Mangalore, July 10: Rev. Fr Antony Joseph D'Souza, who was a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore, passed away on Monday July 9 at 11 p.m. in a private hospital in Mangalore. He was 80 years old and a priest for the last 53 years.

His funeral Mass would be conducted at St Vincent Ferrer Church, Valencia at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday July 11 and the mortal remains would be interred at priests' cemetery in Valencia.


He was born in Kulur Parish on November 25th 1931 as the son of Sebastian D'Souza and Agnes Mathias.

After the priestly studies at St Joseph's Seminary, Mangalore he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore on the 2nd of March 1959.

After being the assistant parish priest of Barkur (3 years) and Karkala Attur (2 years) parishes, he was the Vicar Oeconomus (in-charge) of Perdal Parish from 1964-`70. He was the Parish Priest of Nekraje for 5 years, Kelmbet for 7 years, Padukone for 7 years, Perampalli for 7 years, Karady for 7 years. He was the chaplain of Olavinahally for a year.

Having retired from the active priestly ministry in 2004, till to date he lived in Kankanady Vianney Home, the home for the retired priests.


According to Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, the Bishop of the Diocese of Mangalore, Fr Antony Joseph was a soft spoken priest and has taken care of the spiritual needs of the people with a committed and prayerful approach.


According to Msgr Denis Prabhu the Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese, Fr Antony Joseph is from a very devout family from Kulur. He was a hard working priest who disturbed no one. He was so committed to his work that he would always remain in the parish wherever he was. If anyone was in need Fr Antony would respond positively to help. He would finish his work in time.

He was the son of a renowned teacher from Kulur because of which he was called as a `mesthricho puth' (son of a teacher). Even though there was no high school then in Kulur and it was difficult to cross the river and come towards Mangalore for studies, the parents of Fr Antony were very instrumental in making him a educated youth.

Being sick for many years because of paralysis, diabetes and other ailments he suffered patiently nearly last 10 years. One of his legs was amputated some time back. The Bishop, Vicar General and Chancellor of the Diocese of Mangalore have condoled his death.



Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
March 26,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Karnataka Primary and Higher Education Minister Suresh Kumar on Thursday clarified that the SSLC examinations have not canceled as being claimed by many. 

Taking to Twitter, he said there was confusion among students and parents as wrong news was published in a some of the news papers and even in social media also.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has extended vital assistance to hundreds of migrant workers, destitute and needy families during the COVID-19 crisis through its CSR fund.

The lockdown has left thousands of people including migrant workers and destitute in the district, in the lurch. MRPL, using its corporate social responsibility fund through the Dakshina Kannada district administration, has sponsored 50,000 kg rice for the benefit of these needy citizens, a company release here said.

MRPL also donated grocery kits comprising boiled rice, dal, rava, sugar and tea to the needy families in the district, it said.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
July 26,2020

Bellary,  Jul 26: A 100-year-old woman resident of Huvina Hadagali town in Bellary district, Karnataka, recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus earlier this month.

"Doctors treated me well. Along with regular food, I was eating an apple a day. The doctors are giving me tablets and injection, and I am healthy now. COVID-19 is like a common cold," said Hallamma while speaking to news agency.

The woman's son, daughter-in-law, and grandson had also tested positive for the virus, and the family was treated at their home.

According to health department officials, her son works at a bank and had tested positive on July 3, after which Hallamma tested positive on July 16; the 100-year-old reported negative for the virus on July 22.

Meanwhile, the covid-19 death toll in the country rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day on Sunday. The number of tests for detection of covid-19 has crossed the 16-million mark in the country.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.