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Former Commissaries and Provincial Ministers

Immaculate Heart of Mary Province, India

1. Br. John Baptist of Florence,of the Province of Florence, born on 28th March 1869, vested on 4th January 1887, ordained on 11th October 1891, made titular Bishop of Gaza and Vicar Apostolic of Arabia on 28th October 1937, died at Florence on 27th January 1949.
Comm.General - 16th February 1922 to 12th January 1927.


2.Br. Armand of Vannes,of the Province of Paris, born on 16th March 1877, vested on 15th August 1898, ordained on 17th June 1905, died at Lorient on 4th February 1953.
Comm.General - 28th February 1927 to 23rd November1933.


3. Br. Guido of Pontrieux, of the Province of Paris, born on 15th December 1886, vested on 21st December 1907, ordained on 28th June 1914, made Bishop of Ajmer on 13th June 1939, died at Ajmer on 9th August 1946.
Comm.General - 23rd November1933 to 18th July 1939.


4. Br. Urban of Lanarvilly, of the Province of Paris, born on 2nd February 1906, vested on 2nd September 1929, ordained on 28th March 1932, made Administrator Apostolic of Ethiopia on 2nd January 1952.
Comm.General - 18th July 1939 to 24th June 1948.


5. Br. Richard of Durand, of the Province of Calvary, USA, born on 6th September 1889, vested on 17th July 1914, ordained on 17th May 1921, died on 7th November 1969.
Comm. General - 24th June 1948 to 26th May 1951 and Comm. Provincial 26th May 1951 to 6th June 1954.


6. Br. Cyril Andrade, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Province, India, born on 20th November 1904, vested on 30th May 1926, professed on 1st June 1927, ordained on 15th July 1933, died on 13th February 1996.
Comm.Provincial - 6th June 1954 to 11th May1957.


7. Br. Cassian of Timmins, of the Province of Canada, born on 11th November 1915, vested on 1st July 1934, ordained on 22nd June 1941.
Comm.Provincial - 11th May 1957 to 14th April 1963.


8. Br. John Berchmans Puthuparambil, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Province, India, born on 1st January 1916, vested on 2nd March 1939, professed on 3rd March 1940, ordained on 30th March 1946, died on 16th March 1987.
Provincial Minister - 14th April 1963 to 30th April 1969.


9. Br. Jacob Acharuparambil, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Province, India, born on 16th April 1919, vested on 21st February 1938, professed on 2nd March 1939, ordained on 17th March 1945, appointed Bishop of Trivandrum on 3 August 1979, died on 13th August 1996.
Provincial Minister - 30th April 1969 to 17th May1972.


Holy Trinity Province-Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra

1. Br. Remigius Sequeira, born on 4th December 1924, vested on 1st July 1945, professed on 2nd July 1946, ordained on 29th March 1952.
Provincial Minister - 17th May 1972 to 4th March 1978.


2. Br. Vincent Lobo, born on 16th August 1912, vested on 13th July 1934, professed on 27th July 1935, ordained on 20th April 1941.
Provincial Minister - 4th March 1978 to 2nd May1984.


3. Br. Ligoury Noronha, born on 17th August 1934, vested on 14th May 1955, professed on 15th May1956, ordained on 2nd May1962.
Provincial Minister - 2nd May 1984 to 28th March 1990.


4. Br. Patrick Crasta, born on 3rd October 1943, vested on 30th April 1963, professed on 1st May 1964, ordained on 4th November, 1970.
Provincial Minister - 28th March 1990 to 14th April 1993.


5. Br.AndrewAnil Sequeira, born on 30th November 1943, vested on 30th April 1963, professed on 1st May 1964, ordained on 4th October 1972. He was elected General Definitor on 6th July 1994.
Provincial Minister - 14 April 1993 to 8 September 1994.


6. Br. Remigius Sequeira, born on 4th December 1924, vested on 1st July 1945, professed on 2nd July 1946, ordained on 29th March 1952.
Provincial Minister - 8th September 1994 to 1 May1996.


7. Br.Vincent Gabriel Furtado, born on 17th October 1947, professed on 31st May 1974, ordained on 11th May 1978. Provincial Minister - 1st May 1996 to 8th December1998.


Holy Trinity Province-Karnataka

1. Br. Vincent Gabriel Furtado nominated Provincial Minister: 8th December1998 to 6th June 2001.
2. Br.Andrew Anil Sequeira elected Provincial Minister : 6th June 2001 to 16th April 2004 in the 2nd Provincial Chapter held at FISI.
3. Br. Antony Jossy Fernandes elected Provincial Minister: 15th April 2004 to 17th April 2007 in the 3rd Provincial Chapter held at FISI.
4. Br. Vincent Gabriel Furtado was elected Provincial Minister: 18th April 2007 in the 4th Provincial Chapter held at Kripalaya, Mysore.