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The New Provincial Definitory

22 November, Peravoor:

In the House of Assisivanam, Peravoor, Kerala on the 20th day of the month of November in the year 2019 , the Friars, 70 in number, assembled as voting Members of the Chapter under the presidency of Br. Praveen Henry D’Souza, Minister Provincial duly elected the Provincial Definitors of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India.

Following Friars were elected as the Provincial Definitors,

Br. Paul Kallan

Br. Baptist D’ Souza

Br. Bhaskar

Br. Simon A

Wishes from Br. Michael Perry, the Minister General

Please extend to Bro. Praveen and to all the members of the Definitory of the Province my prayerful greetings and word of encouragement and support as they begin their service to the friars of the Province for the coming three years.

May the Lord bless all of the brothers of the Province.

Peace and all good,
Bro. Michael Perry, OFM
Minister General and Servant
Rome (Chicago)

 

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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

1995

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