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Fr Melwyn Joseph Pinto SJ is new Rector of St Aloysius Institutions

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Mangaluru: Fr Melwyn Joseph Pinto SJ has been appointed as the new Rector of St Aloysius Institutions, Mangaluru.

As per an announcement by the Provincial of Karnataka Jesuit Congregation, he will take charge of the outgoing Rector Fr Dionyisus Vaz SJ.

Fr. Melwin Joseph Pinto was born on December 31, 1963, in Bendore in Mangaluru, he had early schooling and collegiate education at the St. Aloysius Mangaluru. He joined the Society of Jesus (SJ) congregation on June 20, 1981.

An M.A. (Eng), M.Ed. Diploma in Psychology and Counseling; Diploma in School Administration, Fr Melwyn was ordained as a Jesuit priest on April 14, 1997.

He had worked as the Headmaster, St. Joseph’s Primary School, Hassan, 1996-97; Headmaster, St. Joseph’s High School, Hassan, 1998-99; Principal, St. Joseph’s Indian Composite PU College, B’lore, 1999–2007 (Founder Principal of St. Joseph’s Indian PU College); Headmaster, St. Aloysius High School, Mangalore 2007–2011; Principal, St. Joseph’s PU College, Hassan 2011-12 and Section Head, English Desk for Asia and Indian languages, at Vatican Communications & Radio, Rome. February 2012–April 2017.

Fr Melwyn was the Superior and Director, Fatima Retreat House, Valencia- Mangaluru, from May 2017–May 2019.

He served as Superior, of South Indian Common Jesuit Juniorate, Trivandrum, May 2019; Superior, of South Indian Common Jesuit Juniorate, Trivandrum, from May 2019, until recently appointed as Superior, Vidyaniketan, Jesuit Study Home, Dharwad, before this new assignment in Mangaluru was offered to him. 

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