OFM
Order of Friars Minor
Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India
Joy is Being Franciscan
Joy is Being Franciscan
The celebration of the 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026) was observed with profound spiritual fervo...
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On 30 January 2026, Br. Ignacio, the Vicar General, inaugurated St. Anthony’s Academy, a newly constructed school of the...
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The Franciscan jubilee spirit was palpable at St. Louis Friary, Palamaner, as Br. Ignacio Ceja Jiménez, Vicar General of...
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The Provincial Chapter 2026 of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India, was held from 2–7 February 2026 at Nationa...
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St. Anthony’s Friary Church, an OFM pastoral ministry of the Province in India, solemnly inaugurated the Franciscan Jubi...
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In a powerful display of faith and fraternity, St. Anthony’s Friary Parish, Bengaluru, under the guidance of Br. Prashan...
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Minister General
Minister Provincial
(Anniversaries of Birth, Entry, Solemn Vows, Ordination, Death of the Friars, the Foundation of the Friaries)
| Date | Name of the Friars | Events | Year |
| 01 | N. Kevin Prakash | Birth | 2000 |
| Zero Discrimination Day | |||
| 03 |
Bipin Kishore Kandulna + Gregory Fernandes |
Birth Home |
1990 2018 |
| 04 |
Joy Prakash Davis Kallookaran Alphonse Moras Simon Pinto + Alexis v. Leeuwen |
Birth Ordination Ordination Ordination Home |
1948 1978 1978 1978 1999 |
| 05 |
Satynath Pegu +Bal Raj Madanu |
Birth Home |
1998 2017 |
| International Women’s Day | |||
| 09 |
Augustine Pinto + Gerald Scarisbrick Ganji Sujith Reddy |
Ordination Home Birth |
1967 1980 1988 |
| 12 |
Gerald Lobo Paul K.L. St. Thomas Province – INDIA Avinash Kujur |
Ordination Ordination Erection Birth |
1977 1977 1985 1995 |
| 13 |
Eugene A. Samson Tommy T.J. |
Birth S. Vows S. Vows |
1985 1985 1985 |
| 14 |
Jayapal Dwarakonda Flame, Dindigul |
Birth Blessing |
1979 2009 |
| 17 | Basil Tirkey | Birth | 1984 |
| 18 | Johnvinzen Lyngdoh | Birth | 1987 |
| 19 | James N. | Ordination | 1994 |
| Feast of St. Joseph Fraternity, Reddypalem | |||
| 20 |
+ Sylvester Dias Trevor D’Souza |
Home Ordination |
1979 1993 |
| 21 | + Joseph Dias | Home | 2002 |
|
World Water Day International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
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| 23 |
Charles Mathew Kolanchery Joy Prakash Bhatkal Friary – In Perpetum + Oswald Dijkstra |
Ordination Ordination Acceptance Home |
1974 1974 1989 2006 |
| 24 25 |
Lawrence Simon Arok Sundar Sebastian Dharma L. Bernard Charles Bernard Amaldas Belevendran Andrew Edlin J. |
Ordination Ordination Ordination Ordination Ordination Birth |
1979 1979 1979 1993 1995 2001 |
| Feast of Dharmodaya Seva Ashram, Bellary | |||
| 26 | Santosh Ekka | Birth | 1978 |
| 27 | Babu Jose Pamplany | Birth | 1966 |
| 29 |
Paul Kallan Jesu Raja A. |
Birth Birth |
1961 1985 |
| International Day of Zero Waste |
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...Read More
