Media Release
Mangaluru, Aug 8: Fr Maurice F D’Souza passed away on Saturday August 8. He was 90.
Fr Maurice F D’Souza, son of the late Santhan D’Souza and the late Cocess Serra, was born on April 29, 1930, at Bolkunje parish. He was ordained priest for the diocese of Mangalore on March 1, 1958. He served as assistant parish priest at Karkala town, Valencia, Kallainpur Milagres, Milagres Mangaluru and Omzoor. He served as the parish priest at Neermarga, Agrar, Ullal Panir, Pezar and Kulur parish. After his retirement in the year 2005, he stayed at Vianney home and also served its guardian in the year 2005 to 2007.
His mortal remains will be brought to St Zuze Vaz home, Jeppu at 2.00 pm on Sunday August 9. The funeral Mass will be held at 4 pm in St Vincent Ferrer Church, Valencia, followed by burial at Mangalore diocese priest’s cemetery at Valencia.