Mangalore: St Aloysius College Gets a New Rector
Media Release
Mangalore, May 9: Fr Joseph Rodrigues SJ has been appointed new Rector of the St Aloysius College, Mangalore.
The post fell vacant after the then incumbent Fr Francis Serrao SJ was appointed Provincial of the Karnataka Jesuit Province, who later moved to Bangalore in April. Ever since, the fort was held by Fr Leo D’Souza SJ, as the Acting Rector.
Fr Jossy, as he is popularly known, hails from Bondel in Mangalore. He was born on 23 July 1958. At the age of 19 he joined the Society of Jesus to be Jesuit priest, and was ordained a priest in 1993 at St Aloysius College Chapel.
After his ordination, Fr Jossy went to Rome (Gregorian) for specialisation in Psychology (Rulla’s approach), after which he served -at Mount St. Joseph in Bangalore- as assistant to Novice Director (one responsible for training the youngsters when they join the Society – a two-year spiritual training programme).
During this period, Fr Ronnie Prabhu SJ, the then Provincial, picked him up as his secretary (Socius), a position he occupied for six years, till recently when Fr Francis Serrao relieved him.
The tall Fr Jossy is a very good basket ball player. He also has specialised in Carnatic Music in Chennai, under Vidwan Chelladurai. In the last few years he has been training Jesuits and lay persons in various aspects in personality matters, spiritual formation and help in psychological dimensions.
We wish Fr Jossy all the very best in his new task as the leader of the prestigious St Aloysius College, Mangalore. May, under his guidance, St Aloysius College and its various institutions prosper and reach the peak of glory.