Senior most priest of Mangalore diocese dies at 94

January 8, 2012

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Mangalore, January 8: Rev. Fr Casimir John Mathias, the senior most priest of the Diocese of Mangalore passed away on January 7 at 11.45 am in a private hospital in Mangalore. He was 94 years old and a priest for the last 65 years.

His funeral mass would be celebrated at St Vincent Ferrer Church in Valencia at 4 pm on January 9 and the mortal remains would be interred at priests' cemetery in Valencia.

Born in Kinnigoli parish on November 9, 1917 as the son of Joachim Mathias and Rosa Maria Fernandes, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore on the April 7, 1947, after his priestly studies at St Joseph's Seminary, Mangalore.

After serving as the assistant parish priest of Bantwal and Cordel parishes, he was the parish priest of Ukkinadka parish (then known as Perdala) for 6 years. Later, he served as the parish priest of Thannirbavi, Padukone, Ullal-Panir, Hospet and Palimar parishes. He had been to Thannirbavi twice as priest in-charge.

Having retired from the active priestly ministry in 1988, till date, he lived in Kankanady Vianney Home, the home for the retired priests.

According to Bishop Most Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Fr Casimir was satisfied with the minimum facilities in life and always remained a priest with a very positive outlook of life. Practically, he had no complaints on life, mission and facilities.

Vicar General Msgr Denis Prabhu said Fr Casimir is from a very devout family of number of priests and nuns. He was a good pastor and hard working priest. Being a docile and obedient priest, he was ready to serve in any remote parishes as per the will of the superiors. He was willing to take up any mission entrusted to him. His elder brother Fr Apoline Mathias too was a priest of the Diocese of Mangalore.

One of his nieces is a Bethany nun for the last 70 or more years and still serving in Calicut. It is said that number of priests and religious have emerged from his family.

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Karnataka Education department to launch helpline by Mar 2020

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Speaking to reporters here, he said, the helpline is not only for children but also for teachers.

"Entire department including teachers and parents can make use of the opportunity”, the minister said.

“The helpline can be called for any complaint related to the Education Department. Our objective is to resolve problems within a stipulated time,” the Minister said.

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97-yr-old successfully recovers from stroke in Bengaluru hospital

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Bengaluru, Jul 17: The Doctors at Fortis Hospital, here on Friday, successfully treated a 97-year-old patient who suffered an embolic stroke due to calcified stenosis (narrowing of an artery resulting in restriction of blood flow).

In a release, the Hospital authorities stated that the team of doctors led by Dr Rajpal Singh, Director and Interventional Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore successfully conducted Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) to increase the blood flow in the blocked areas which had resulted in stroke following stringent safety protocols and ensuring proper segregation of COVID and Non-COVID patients at the hospital.

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2nd flight chattered by KSCC brings 171 stranded Kannadigas from UAE to Mangaluru

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Mangaluru, Jun 27: The second flight chartered by the Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in UAE landed at Mangalore International Airport at 6 p.m. today.

The Air Arabia flight with 171 passengers took off from Sharjah international airport around 1 am (UAE Time). The flight had 18 pregnant women, 9 children, 3 infants, 8 senior citizens, 20 people with medical emergencies besides those have lost jobs, stranded visit visa holders and those who had reported deaths in their families.

KSCC had set up help desk to finalize list of passengers and guide them throughout the process. All the legal procedures were carried out smoothly.

KSCC president Mohammed Ismail accorded a warm welcome to all passengers. Rapid tests for Covid-19 were conducted before departure. Mandatory quarantine for all the passengers was arranged in three hotels in Mangaluru for a period of seven days.

KSCC office bearers Ismail, Javed, Safwan and volunteers were present at the airport during the time of departure. KSCC has expressed its gratitude to Consulate General, DC of DK district, Umar U H and Ataullah Jokkate for their support.