Fr. Ladislaus Rego, SJ (GOA) 1939–2019

Fr Ladislaus Rego, a Jesuit of the Goa Province, left for his heavenly abode on November 11, 2019, after struggling with cancer and other ailments. He celebrated his 82nd birthday on September 19. Laddy, as…

Fr. Joseph Aloysius Thoppil, SJ (AND) 1963-2019

Fr Aloysius Joseph Thoppil was born in Chullimanonor, Kerala, to Mr Joseph Thoppil and Mrs Alice Joseph on January 13, 1963. He joined the Novitiate on June 7 (1988), studied Philosophy at Satya Nilayam, Chennai…

Fr. Louis Menezes, SJ (BOM) 1934-2019

In the late 60s, some Bombay Jesuits volunteered to work as missionaries in Guyana, South America. Louis Menezes was one of these. During the twenty years (1971 to 1993) he spent in that beautiful, tragic…

Fr. John Chrysostom, SJ (PAT) 1938-2019

John was born in 1938 at Bettiah, Bihar. When he lost his parents at a very young age, he was brought up by Mrs. Teresa Raphael. His schooling at K.R., Bettiah, inspired him to join…

Fr. William Bourke, SJ (DAR) 1925-2019

Fr William Bourke, SJ, was born on May 28, 1925, in Halifax, Canada. After his graduate and post-graduate studies, he joined the Novitiate on September 7, 1948. After completing his Juniorate studies and Philosophy in…

Fr. Romuald D’Souza, SJ (GOA) 1925-2019

Padma Shri Awardee (for Education) and former Provincial of the Goa Province, Fr. Romuald D’Souza, returned to his Creator on 1 November 2019, after decades of dedicated service to society. A trained clinical psychologist and…