On the 13th of June 2025, a significant and grace-filled event took place as 27 young brothers were formally received into postulancy during a solemn celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
erusalem, June 15, 2025 — On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, fourteen Franciscan friars were ordained deacons at the Church of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem. The liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa,
On Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the historic Church of San Salvatore in Jerusalem, Br. Leo Max OFM and Br. Joseph Lakra OFM, two friars from the Province of St...
St.Francis Of Assisi Foundation
Foundation Administration
Br. Wilson Paul , President
Br. Stephen Lamin , Councillor
Br. Nathaniel Tirkey , Councillor
Custodial Administration
The Custos:
Br. Santosh Ekka
The Councillors:
Br. Jose Pallimattom
Br. Arvind Kerketta
Br. Salvador D' Souza
Br. Anil Kerketta
Date |
Name of the Friars |
Events |
Year |
01 |
Richard D’ Silva Balaswamy Gundiga |
Entry Birth |
1952 1978 |
02 |
Portiuncula |
Feast |
|
03 |
Julius Arul Rayan |
Birth |
1974 |
04 |
+ Bernard Henrietta Praveen Roshan Toppo Ravi Bara |
Home Birth Birth |
1981 1982 1995 |
06 |
Benedict Gomes Augustine Tirkey |
Birth Birth |
1977 1989 |
08 |
+ Marianus Kadasani T.S.Leo Max |
Home Birth |
2004 1995 |
11 |
+ Clare of Assisi + Sanctes Molenkamp |
Feast Home |
1990 |
14 |
Jesu Maharaja Pasala Showri Raju |
Birth Birth |
1975 1987 |
15 |
Arok Sundar Sebastian Charles Bernard Felix Gassam Francis Kaviyil Chinnappan M. Devaraj Amaldas Belevendran Bobby V.T. |
Birth Solemn Vows Solemn Vows Solemn Vows Solemn Vows Solemn Vows Ordination |
1951 1990 1990 1992 1992 1992 2000 |
18 |
Jamesmon P.C. |
Ordination |
2001 |
19 |
John Chrysostom |
Ordination |
|
21 |
Vijay Amirtharaj A. |
Birth |
1979 |
22 |
Bhaskar Reddy |
Birth |
1973 |
23 |
Stephen Arun S. |
Birth |
1994 |
25 |
King Louis IX Arun Devasia Nattalil Akshay Showry Raj |
Feast Birth Birth |
1991 1994 |
27 |
Joseph Kishan |
Birth |
1995 |
28 |
Fidelis D’ Lima |
Birth |
1939 |
30 |
Arockia Raj R. |
Birth |
1959 |
31 |
+ Christopher Coelho |
Home |
2007 |
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.
