OFM
Order of Friars Minor
Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India
Joy is Being Franciscan
Joy is Being Franciscan
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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 | World Aids Day | ||
| 02 | St. Louis Friary - Palmaner Fidelis D'Lima |
Foundation Ordination |
1949 1964 |
| 05 | Shaji Nicholas Vadachery +Valentine Crasta |
Birth Home |
1969 2011 |
| 06 | Baptist D’Souza | Birth | 1975 |
| 07 | St. Anthony’s Church - Bannur | Erection | 1999 |
| 09 | International Anti-Corruption Day | ||
| 10 | Human Rights Day | ||
| 11 | Richard D’Silva +Agnel D’Mello |
Ordination Home |
1960 2013 |
| 13 |
Vincent Soosai Varghese Sebastian Scaria Varanath Thomas M.M. Anand Suresh Minj Nidheesh M. John |
Birth Ordination Ordination Ordination Birth Birth |
1970 1975 1975 1975 1987 1993 |
| 14 | +Titus Myppan | Home | 2012 |
| 16 | Paul K.L. Assisi Sadan - Nagpur |
Birth Foundation |
1952 1993 |
| 17 | Sidney Joseph Michael Mascarenhas Varghese Lakra |
Ordination Birth |
1967 1977 |
| 18 | Ajit Kerketta | Birth | 1976 |
| 19 | Friary Chapel - Palmaner Ranjit Minj |
Blessing Birth |
1967 2001 |
| 21 | Parish Church - Palmaner | Blessing | 1964 |
| 22 | Francis Agnelo Rozario | Birth | 1966 |
| 23 | Kulandaisamy Rohit Noel Anthony Philip |
Birth Birth |
1958 1987 |
| 24 | Emmanuel Christopher N. Rajesh Praveen Kumar |
Birth Home |
1992 2020 |
| 25 |
Mukti Prakash Ekka +Celestine Reardon +Ambrose Staskunas |
Birth Home Home |
1973 1976 1986 |
| 26 | Tony D’Souza +Paschal Fernando |
Birth Home |
1962 1994 |
| 27 |
Irudayaraj Fernando Sahaya Dhas J. Rajasekhar Reddy Gopu |
Ordination Ordination Ordination |
2002 2013 2018 |
| 28 | Madhu Sudhan Reddy | Ordination | 2015 |
| 29 | Thumma Ranjith Kumar Reddy Shanborlang |
Ordination Ordination |
2015 2019 |
| 30 |
+Gratian McEvoy Kamal Ekka Wilson Paul Nattallil Stephen Lamin Gashnga +Kuriyan Joseph Johnvinzen Lyngdoh |
Home Birth Ordination Ordination Home Ordination |
1992 1999 2003 2012 2015 2018 |
| 31 | Sleeva Reddy | Birth | 1968 |
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
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