Media Release
Mangalore, Aug 26: Fr Aloysius D’Souza was felicitated on August 25 at Jeppu Church on the occasion of completing 60 years of priesthood.
Fr Aloysius celebrated the Holy Eucharist. Soon after the mass he was felicitated by the rector, Fr Joseph Martis and the parish preist, Fr Nelson D’almeida and the parish community, Jeppu.
Biography
Fr Aloysius was born on January 29 1925. After completing SSLC he joined St Joseph’s Seminary Jeppu and later competed his formation at Candy seminary, Srilanka.
He was ordained on August 24 1953 by Fr Ignetius Glenny. He served nine years at Bejai as assistant parish priest, one year served in Arva as parish priest, two years as secretary to Bishop and later 9 years in Kodialbail press as manager and 5 years as parish priest at Kinnigoli.
He served the diocese as vicar general for nine years and later he served St Antony’ Ashram, Jeppu for five and half years as director.
After his retirement he was appointed as Spiritual Father to St Joseph Seminary on May 25, 2002 which he continues to do. He is a man of prayer, God fearing, disciplinarian and simple in his life style. He is very zealous priest. Now at the age of 88 he carries out his mission like an energetic priest. He is a great inspiration for the younger generation.