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Senior Diocesan priest Fr Maurice Faustine D’Souza passes away at 90

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Mangaluru: Senior priest of the Diocese of Mangalore, Fr Maurice Faustine D’Souza passed away on Saturday, August 8. He was 90 years old. 

Fr Maurice F Dsouza was born on April 29, 1930, at the Bolkunje parish near Kinnigoli, to late Santhan D’Souza and late Cocess Serra.

He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Mangalore on March 1, 1958. He served as Assistant Parish Priest at Karkal town, Valencia, Kallainpur Milagres, Milagres Mangalore, and Omzoor parishes. He later served as the Parish Priest at Neermarga, Agrar, Panir, Pezar and Kulur parishes.

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 pm on Sunday, August 9. The funeral mass will be held at 4 pm at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Valencia followed by burial at the Mangalore Diocese Priest’s Cemetery in Valencia.

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