PANAJI
Fr Edwin D’Souza (96), the senior-most Jesuit of the Goa Province, passed away at Xavier Residence in Alto Porvorim on Wednesday morning.
Fr Edwin was born in Kampala, Uganda on November 6, 1925 but was brought up in Moira. His early schooling was done in Mater Dei High School, Saligão and the last two years of his schooling were at Moira. This was followed by four years in the Rachol Seminary.
He joined the Society of Jesus on September 27, 1945 at Vinayalaya-Mumbai. His Philosophy studies (1949-52) were at Sacred Heart College, Shembaganur. After his Regency at Loyola, Margão (1952-54) and St Paul’s, Belgavi (1954-55) he was sent to the Colegio Maximo, at Comillas, Spain for his Theology studies (1955-59).
Fr Edwin was linguistically gifted and was able to converse comfortably in English, Konkani, Marathi, Portuguese, Spanish and Latin.
Returning from Spain after his Theology and Ordination, as a young priest Fr Edwin was sent to do Tertianship at Sitagarha (1960-61) and then he worked as a missionary in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra for 20 years from 1962-82. He took his Final Vows at Ahmednagar on February 2, 1963.
Later, Fr Edwin served as Parish Priest (1983-86) of St Xavier’s Church, Pune. During this time, he was also the Rector of St Vincent’s, Pune and therefore, after the sudden death of the Provincial, he was called upon to lead the Goa-Pune Province as Provincial (1986-92).
After his term as provincial, he served in the leadership role as the Superior at St Britto’s, Mapusa, at St Paul’s, Belgavi and at Pedro Arrupe Institute (PAI), Raia.
During his retirement years at PAI, Raia, Fr Edwin delved deeper into the sources of Ignatian spirituality through extensive reading and regularly sharing his insights and reflections of Sunday Liturgy on the Bulletin of PAI.
Fr Edwin was born in Kampala, Uganda on November 6, 1925 but was brought up in Moira. His early schooling was done in Mater Dei High School, Saligão and the last two years of his schooling were at Moira. This was followed by four years in the Rachol Seminary.
He joined the Society of Jesus on September 27, 1945 at Vinayalaya-Mumbai. His Philosophy studies (1949-52) were at Sacred Heart College, Shembaganur. After his Regency at Loyola, Margão (1952-54) and St Paul’s, Belgavi (1954-55) he was sent to the Colegio Maximo, at Comillas, Spain for his Theology studies (1955-59).
Fr Edwin was linguistically gifted and was able to converse comfortably in English, Konkani, Marathi, Portuguese, Spanish and Latin.
Returning from Spain after his Theology and Ordination, as a young priest Fr Edwin was sent to do Tertianship at Sitagarha (1960-61) and then he worked as a missionary in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra for 20 years from 1962-82. He took his Final Vows at Ahmednagar on February 2, 1963.
Later, Fr Edwin served as Parish Priest (1983-86) of St Xavier’s Church, Pune. During this time, he was also the Rector of St Vincent’s, Pune and therefore, after the sudden death of the Provincial, he was called upon to lead the Goa-Pune Province as Provincial (1986-92).
After his term as provincial, he served in the leadership role as the Superior at St Britto’s, Mapusa, at St Paul’s, Belgavi and at Pedro Arrupe Institute (PAI), Raia.
During his retirement years at PAI, Raia, Fr Edwin delved deeper into the sources of Ignatian spirituality through extensive reading and regularly sharing his insights and reflections of Sunday Liturgy on the Bulletin of PAI.
