Funeral arrangements of V. Rev Fr Valerian Mendonca, Rector Milagres Cathedral.
The Mortal remains will be brought to Milagres Cathedral Kallianpur on Monday, 8th July, 2024 at 12 noon for public viewing. The general public will be allowed to pay homage till 3:15pm at the church portico. All those who wish to keep flower bouquets or wreaths on the coffin are requested to do so before 3:15. No one will be allowed for the same after the commencement of the funeral mass at 3:30 pm.
Separate places inside the church will be reserved for priests, nuns and family members.
During the burial only the priests, nuns, family members and selected members of the parish pastoral council will be permitted inside the cemetery, around the grave.
Once the coffin is laid in the grave and those who are around the grave start moving out then the rest of the people move towards the grave pay their last respects.
Parking arrangement
1. Priests, nuns and family members will park their vehicles at the Milagres Cathedral Church premises.
2. Those who stay back for the funeral service/Mass are requested to park their vehicles at Milagres College premises.
3. Those who come for public viewing and leave thereafter are requested to park their vehicles in the English Medium High School premises.
Rector of Milagres Cathedral Kallianpur Fr Valerian Mendonca No More
Udupi: The Rector of Milagres Cathedral Kallianpur Fr Valerian Mendonca Passed away on July 3, evening due to cardiac arrest. He was 75.
A native of Pilar parish Near Shirva, Fr Valerian was born on 9 December 1949 to Gabriel Mendonca and Seraphine Mendonca. He was ordained priest on May 7, 1976, and served in various posts.
- 1976: Assistant Director at St Antony’s, Jeppu
- 1976-1978: Assistant parish priest at Omzoor
- 1978-1979: Studies in Secunderabad
- 1979-1980: Secretary at Canara Communication, Padua
- 1980-1983: Assistant parish priest at Kallianpur
- 1983-1985: Vice-principal at Milagres, Mangaluru
- 1985-1986: In-charge principal at Milagres, Mangaluru
- 1986-1987: Ecclesiastical administrator at Tallur
- 1987-1988: Vice-principal at Milagres, Mangaluru
- 1988-1995: Lecturer at Milagres, Kallianpur
- 1995-1997: Vice-Principal at Milagres, Kallianpur
- 1997-2003: Principal at Milagres, Kallianpur
- 2003-2007: Principal at Aikala
- 2008-2012: Director and principal at Sandesh, Mangaluru, and secretary of KRCBC
- 2012-2017: Parish priest at Barkur, chancellor of Udupi Diocese, director of Social Communication Commission, Udupi
- 2017-2020: Parish priest at Udupi, chancellor of Udupi Diocese, director of Social Communication Commission, Udupi
- 2020 – present – Rector of Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur
