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75th birth anniversary of Fr John Fernandes celebrated

March 8, 2011

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Mangalore, March 8: Fr John Fernandes, Professor and Head of Chair in Christian Studies at Mangalore University, was honoured on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary on Monday evening at Shanti Kiran here.

A large number of well-wishers, friends, fans and a galaxy of priests, nuns, parishioners from the different parishes where Fr Fernandes had served, took part in the celebration, which commenced with various rituals and culminated in giving a warm felicitation to him.

A documentary-play on the life of Fr Fernandes was also presented on stage by Maandd Sobhann Gurkar Eric Ozario and team for 45 minutes.

Mangalore Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza presided over the stage programme. Chancellor of Nitte University Dr Vinay Hegde, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that Fr Fernandes is a man of action rather than a preacher.

He also praised the Catholic stalwart for his effort in promoting communal harmony and uplifting the poor and downtrodden people.

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