Condolence - Rt Rev. Msgr Baptist Menezes, former Director of the Father Muller Charitable Institutions
The sad demise of former Director of the
Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Rt Rev. Msgr Baptist Menezes (75) passed away in our Hospital on 23rd
August 2023. He was a native of Our Lady of Health Church at Shirva, born
on July 28, 1948 and was ordained a Priest for the Diocese of Mangalore on
October 25, 1974. After being an Assistant Parish Priest at the Most Holy
Redeemer Church, Agrar and Assistant Director at St Antony's Charitable
Institutions, Jeppu, Mangaluru, he was deputed for higher studies in Moral Theology
to Rome in 1977 and on completion of his Doctoral studies in 1982, he joined
the staff of St Peter's Pontifical
Seminary at Bengaluru, where he served till 1994. Thereafter, he was appointed
Administrator at St Joseph's
Inter-diocesan Seminary, Jeppu, Mangaluru in 1995.
Rt Rev.
Msgr Baptist Menezes was appointed Director of Father Muller Charitable
Institutions in 1997 and held this post for 10 years till 2007. He was appointed
the Episcopal Vicar of the Diocese of Udupi by the Bishop of Mangalore on July
6, 2007, an office he shouldered till
Udupi was canonically erected into a new Diocese on October 15, 2012. He was appointed the first Vicar General of
the new Diocese of Udupi on December 14, 2012.
On
behalf of the Management and all at Father Muller Charitable Institutions,
sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members, relatives, friends
and all the Staff and students who worked/studied in Father Mullers' during Rt Rev. Msgr Baptist Menezes's tenure.
The
Institutions acknowledges his immense contribution and active participation in the
growth of the mighty FMCI. Under his able leadership, Father Muller Medical
College & Father Muller College of Speech & Hearing were planned and
started along with other Allied Health Science Courses. Construction of Asha
Kiran, Mother and Child Block i.e. General Wards, Operation Theatres, Doctors'
Quarters, Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Allied
Health Science College buildings, Ladies
as well as Gents Hostel blocks for M.B.B.S., Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Course students were constructed during his tenure. Re-organization of School
of Nursing for inclusion of College of Nursing, Cath Lab, MRI, Generator Room
& a whole lot of Equipments for the Medical College and Hospital were among
the several projects which were also initiated by him. The beautiful St Joseph Chapel which was inaugurated on
13th March 2005 was his most favoured project. There are many
accolades which Father Mullers' was blessed with during his leadership as
Director. Father Mullers' will remain ever-grateful for all his work and
contributions and his name will forever be etched on the portals of this
Institutions.
As we grieve the loss of this great soul, our beloved Rt Rev. Msgr Baptist Menezes, let us pray "Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and may perpetual light shine upon him and may his soul rest in peace Amen".
