Mysuru :

Rev. Fr. Michael Gonsalves (61), a Priest of the Diocese of Mysuru, passed away in the early hours here today. Born on Feb. 11, 1954, he was ordained a Priest on April 23, 1982.

Fr. Michael Gonsalves had served as a Priest in Chamarajanagar, K.R. Pet, Kushalnagar, Maradiyoor and presently was serving at Virgin of the Poor Church in Bannimantap, Mysuru.

The body will be kept at Prashantha Nilaya, (opposite Vidyaniketan SVD Seminary), Bannimantap, for the public to pay their last respects.

The body will be brought to Virgin of the Poor Church, Bannimantap, at 8 am on Sunday (Feb. 15) and there will be a Holy Mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased at 8.15 am.

Thereafter, the body will be kept in the same Church for the public to pay their last respects upto 8.30 am on Monday (Feb. 16).

There will be concelebrated funeral mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral (St. Philomena’s Church), Mysuru, at 10.30 am on Feb. 16 which will be presided by Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly, Bishop of Mysuru. The deceased Priest will be laid to rest at around 12 noon at the Catholic Cemetery on Mahadevapura Road, Gandhi Nagar here, according to Rev. Fr. K.A. William, PRO – Diocese of Mysuru.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday – February 14th, 2015