Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sep 20: Fr Edwin Cyril Mascarenhas, principal of St Sebastian PU and Degree College, Permannur, and parish priest of Mariashram, Talapady, passed away on Sunday September 20 after a brief illness. He was 57.
Born on July 9, 1963 to Maurice and Faustine Mascarenhas, Fr Edwin was a native of Kelmbet.
He was ordained priest on May 7, 1991.
He served as assistant parish priest of Shirva, Omzoor and Bendore parishes between 1991 and 1997, before taking charge as parish priest of Petri.
He was appointed headmaster of St Joseph institution in Bidar in 1999, and served as its principal from 2001 to 2003, before being appointed principal of St Antony PU College, Naravi.
In 2005, he was appointed parish priest of Anegudde, and later served as principal of Permannur College, Mariashram.
The funeral will be held at his home parish Kelmbet on Sunday at 4 pm, sources said.