Fondly remembering Archibishop Eugene D'Souza on his 10th Death Anniversay Today. He was a Childhood Playmate of my Late Dad and his Siblings too. He was a Close and Great family friend of ours. Much as he was a towering Personality, he was also an extremely humble and a soft spoken person. Whenever down in Goa or Saligao he almost always chose to spend time with his Maternal Aunt and his First cousin Poruficacao Coutinho given the choice of the Bishops Palace or other better Parochial places.
Arch. Eugene was Born, Schooled and Graduated in Nagpur. HIs father worked and the family lived there. He was ordained a Priest on 29.9.1944 in Nagpur and belonged to the Order of MSFS.(Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales). He was consecrated Bishop on 3.10.1951 in Nagpur and was finally consecrated Archibishop of Nagpur on 5.09.1953. He had the Distinction of being the youngest Bishop in the Catholic Church, the world over. Much can be written about his Character and all his Missionary works. When in Saligao there always used to be a Beeline of Visitors to meet him I remember.. . We all know of his great Leadership and stong views in the famous 2nd Vatican Council. Arch. Bishop Eugene was instumental in Pioneering the Introduction of Vernacular in the Liturgy. In Bhopal he got Priests to forsake the use of the Cassock to use Civilian clothing to identify better with the Civilian Population On 20th May 1994 he resigned as the Archibishop of Bhopal, at a the age of 75. Archibishops Eugenes Father hailed from Cotula Vaddo. Location of his House is not Known, even to my only surviving Paternal Uncle aged 93. His Mother hailed from Muddavadi. She was the Sister, of the Father of Ben/Dr.Maizie and Marshal. But almost all his Visits and stays in Goa he and his family lived with his Mums Sister Cristaline and First Cousin Poruficacao, in Our Ancestral Olden-Day-Joint House, with a common Balcao,Common Salle, rest all living areas inside separate with 2 separate House Numbers, all under one common Roof. They were a large family and he had a Monsignor Priest Brother, Fr. Jack and another Brother George, a Brigadier in the Indian Army. These were known to me besides others who were Nuns etc not known to me. (Some info take from Fr. Nascimento's "Land of the Sal Tree") -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
