from Maxim D’Costa

Fr Sebastian Menacherry (80),  passed away on Wednesday August 6, 2008.

Funeral on Thursday August 7 at 3.00 pm at Sacred Heart Church Cemetery, Richmond Road, Bangalore. The mortal remains will be at Sacred Heart Church from 2.00 pm for the public to pay homage.

Fr Sebastian Menacherry was born on January 15, 1928 at Narakhal, Cochin, Kerala. His Parents were George and Elizabeth. After his school studies he did his seminary studies at St. Joseph’s Apostolic Seminary, Alwaye, Kerala. He was ordained on  December 8, 1953 for the Archdiocese of Bangalore. He served at the following places in the Archdiocese:

1. 10.4.1954 : Acting Parish Priest till 29.4.1954, Jalahally
2. 15.1.1954 : Asst. Parish Priest, Thambuchettypalya
3. 29.4.1954 : Asst. Parish Priest, Begur
4. 17.6.1954 : Asst. Parish Priest, Cathedral
5. 20.1.1955 : Asst. Parish Priest, Ulsoor
6. 22.6.1955 : Asst. Parish Priest, Champion Reefs
7. 16.3.1957 : Asst. Parish Priest, Mariapura – Somanahally
8. 17.1.1958 : Asst. Chaplain, Good Shepherd Convent
9. 27.3.1959 : Incharge (Temporarily), Jalahally
10. 14.11.1959 : Asst. Parish Priest one month, Sacred Heart
11. 14.5.1959 : Asst. Parish Priest, St. Mary’s Basilica
12. 28.3.1960 : Parish Priest, Somanahally
13. 31.7.1963 : Asst. Parish Priest, St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
14. 31.12.1963 : Parish Priest, Channapatna
15. 22.1.1965 : Parish Priest, Gokunte
16. 13.4.1966 : Parish Priest, Soosaipalya
17. 18.8.1969 : Parish Priest, Holy Cross Church, BEML, KGF
18. 2.12.1973 : Parish Priest & Chaplain, Bangarpet (Temporarily)
                       Religious education in schools, St. Joseph’s Convent
19. --.07.1977 : Director, BMSSS
20. 01.07.1982 : Parish Priest, St. John the Evangelist Church, Chinnappa Garden
21. 14.12.1986 : Parish Priest, Coromandal
22. June 1989 : Socius, St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
23. June 1994 : Retires, Clergy Home