MY COMMITMENT TO THE FRANCISCAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME
All Correspondence to be addressed to: THE PROVINCIAL BURSAR, St. Anthony’s Friary, 85 Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 095.
The Franciscan Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India has more than 100 young men aspiring to become Franciscan friars. They are in various stages of Seminary formation like the Juniorate, Postulancy, Novitiate, Philosophate, Regency, Theologate, Pastoral formation etc. We depend on the generosity and goodness of our benefactors for funds to look after the education and formation of our students. We daily pray for our benefactors who support us. We would be grateful to you for your financial support in this mission of ours. If you desire to support us, kindly send your donations to:
Date |
Name of the Friars |
Events |
Year |
01 |
Charles Mathew Kolanchery Deepak Kumar |
Birth Birth |
1947 1994 |
02 |
Joseph Raj M. |
Birth |
1975 |
04 |
Charles Bernard |
Birth |
1963 |
05 |
Lawrence Simon Bala Marneni + Thomas Thannikary + Bernard D’ Silva |
Birth Birth Home Home |
1949 1962 1996 2010 |
06 |
Singarayar A. Salvador D’Souza Clinton J. |
Birth Birth Birth |
1970 1979 1992 |
07 |
Hemant Xess |
Birth |
1975 |
09 |
Saji P. Mathew |
Birth |
1975 |
10 |
Augustine Pinto + Wilbert Smit |
Birth Home |
1936 2003 |
11 |
Fulgence Ekka Basil S. Lobo |
Birth Birth |
1964 1971 |
14 |
+ Mark O’Rourke Salvador Drego Kalyan Kumar |
Home Birth Birth |
1974 1984 1994 |
15 |
+ Anthony Almeida |
Home |
1970 |
17 |
Elizabeth of Hungary Vinoth Kumar T. |
Feast Birth |
1993 |
18 |
Blessed Salome |
Feast |
|
19 |
Agnes of Assisi Thomas Joseph + Kamal Ekka |
Feast Birth Home |
1962 2008 |
20 |
Irudayaraj Fernando + Bonaventure Davis + Bishop Ambrose Y. + Jesu Irudayam |
Birth Home Home Home |
1966 1971 1997 2009 |
21 |
Silash Panna |
Birth |
1990 |
23 |
+ John C. O’Dowda |
Home |
1982 |
24 |
Rajesh Praveen Kumar |
Birth |
1994 |
25 |
Gregory Fernandes Carlos Dias Tojy M. |
Birth Birth Birth |
1930 1959 1970 |
26 |
Balthazar Pinto |
Birth |
1960 |
27 |
Johnson M. V. Abraham Vadana |
Birth Solemn Vows |
1969 1976 |
29 |
All Saints of the Seraphic Order Dependent Custody Foundation,North East. Amaladass Manickam |
Feast
Erection Erection Ordination |
2008 2008 1985 |
30 |
Prasad Papabathuni |
Birth |
1970 |
