Fr Denis Noronha (86) Passes Away
Fr Denis Noronha (86), retired priest of Mysuru diocese, son of the late Louis and the late Maria Noronha of Gargal in Belloor, Bantwal, brother of the late Benedicta Rodrigues (Kowdoor-Kaikamba), the late Evarist (Belloor), Sr Maria (née Valerine, Mysuru), the late Henry (Bengaluru), Celine Fernandes (Kalmady-Malpe), Sr Jovita (née Delphine, Bengaluru), the late Stanley (Bengaluru), Alice D’Souza (Bengaluru) and Matilda Lasrado (Bendur Mangaluru), passed away in St Joseph Hospital, Mysuru on Monday, July 16, 2018.
Funeral Mass will be held in St Philomena (now known as St Joseph) Cathedral, Mysuru at 10.30 am on Tuesday, July 17, followed by interment in the cemetery.
During his long years of dedicated and selfless service to the Church, community and society, he had served as secretary to the Bishop of Mysuru, Procurator of the diocese, and as parish priest at Mysuru Cathedral, Mandya, Somwarpet, Suntikoppa, besides holding many responsibilities.
He was instrumental in founding a number of educational institutions wherever he served in Mysuru diocese.