OFM
Order of Friars Minor
Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India
Joy is Being Franciscan
Joy is Being Franciscan
As we commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, the Franciscan family seeks...
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A series of important formation and administrative meetings for the Province were held from 17 to 19 August at Asirvanam...
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"Celebrating the Journey of Faith Together" Salbari | 9 August 2026 St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Salbari, celebrated it...
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HOLY RELICS EXPO 2026 – ST. ANTHONY’S FRIARY CHURCH, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE St. Anthony’s Friary Church, Koramangala, B...
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Minister General
Minister Provincial
(Anniversaries of Birth, Entry, Solemn Vows, Ordination, Death of the Friars, the Foundation of the Friaries)
| Date | Name of the Friars | Events | Year |
| 01 | + Salim Joseph World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 01 September to 04 October - Season of Creation |
Home | 2023 |
| 02 | + Matthew Walsh | Home | 1969 |
| 04 | + Kentigern Stuart | Home | 1995 |
| 05 | Mallikanti Ajay Amar Vicky Toppo International Day of Charity Teachers' Day |
Birth Birth |
1999 1999 |
| 08 | Arokiam John Tom John Arockiasamy P. |
Birth S. Vows S. Vows |
1976 1999 1999 |
| Velankanni Matha Shrine, Kochi | |||
| 09 | + Sagaya Soosairaj | Home | 2022 |
| 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day | ||
| 11 | + Paulinus van Halderen | Home | 1999 |
| 13 | Bangalore Friary + Vincent Roy John Sekar |
Blessing Home Birth |
1952 1959 1982 |
| 14 | Anthony Pushparaj | Birth | 1976 |
| 15 | + Fidelis Magee | Home | 1979 |
| 17 | Varghese Sebastian Richard D'Silva Assisi Illam Dindigul |
Birth S. Vows Blessing |
1947 1956 2010 |
| Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi | Feast | ||
| 19 | Marius Dahanga Ravit Tirkey Phaochang Phaomei |
Birth Birth Birth |
1992 1998 2004 |
| 20 | Tom John | Birth | 1961 |
| 21 | International Day of Peace | ||
| 23 | + John Forest Hogan A.J. Mathew Joseph |
Home Birth |
1962 1989 |
| 24 | Shalom Friary – Hyderabad | Blessing | 1995 |
| 25 | Sagaya Soosairaj | Birth | 1968 |
| 26 | Anuj Lakra + Fabian D'Souza |
Birth Home |
1999 2010 |
| 27 | + Conrad Gomes | Home | 1993 |
| 28 | Nicholas D'Souza Pradeep Anthony L. Lourdu Augustine |
Birth Birth Birth |
1945 1992 1976 |
| 29 | Sushil Beck Salim Baxla |
Birth Birth |
1973 1974 |
All Correspondence to be addressed to: THE PROVINCIAL BURSAR, St. Anthony’s
Friary, 85 Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 095.
The Franciscan Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India has more than 100 young
men aspiring to become Franciscan friars...Read More
