Br Anthony Crasta departed from this life for his heavenly abode on 2 March 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old, a Jesuit for 60 fruitful years. Born in 1946 at Kayyar,…
Fr. Joachim Marian D’Mello, SJ (GOA) 1952-2020
Fr. Joachim Marian D’Mello passed away on January 21, 2020, in Barbados, Guyana. He was born on October 7, 1952, in Neura. He entered the Society of Jesus on August 25, 1974, and was ordained…
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. Noel Francis D’Souza, SJ (CCU) 1932-2019
Fr Noel was a very simple, unassuming priest yet very deep in many ways. He had a brilliant mind with a singular sense of dedication and zeal. He was given big responsibilities right from the…
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…