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Udupi, Oct 29: Fr Sebastian Mathias, who is presently serving in Lucknow diocese celebrated his 50 year jubilee as a priest on the October 19.

He was born in Pangla, Udupi on 20 January 1943 to Ignatius Mathias and Elizabeth Mathias, belonging to St John Evangelist Church.
The following are the achievements of Fr Mathias:

1959: Joined St Paul’s Minor Seminary - Lucknow
19th October, 1968: Ordained as a priest in St Vincent Ferrer Church - Valencia, by Bishop Basil Dsouza
12-July-1969: Coordinator - St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Lucknow
12-January-1971: Vice Rector - St Paul’s Seminary, Dilkusha
30-April-1974: Parish Priest - St Francis, Nainital
22-July-1979: Higher studies in Systematic Theology - Rome
1979: Professor at Allahabad Seminary
1989: Assistant to the Deputy Secretary General CBCI - Delhi
10-January-1991: Parish Priest - St James, Hardoi
27-April-1992: Principal - Cathedral School, Lucknow
11-April-1997: Parish Priest and Principal - Don Bosco, Lakhimpur
05-April-1999: Parish Priest and Principal - St Ann’s, Palia
31-December-2003: Parish Priest - St Dominic Savio, Indiranagar
18-December-2008: Chaplain - Holycross, Khairabad
24-December-2014: Parish Priest - Nitya Sahaya Matha Church, Gaurabagh

The golden jubilee of Fr Sebastian Mathias was celebrated at St Joseph’s Cathedral Church - Lucknow on the October 21.

Along with Fr Sebastian Mathias, Fr Sylvester Sequiera also celebrated his Ggolden jubilee and three new priests Fr Anup Lakra, Fr Nirmal Baxla and Fr Praveen Moras were ordained, on the same day.

The highlight of the day was the presence of five guest bishops at the Ordination Mass and the felicitation programme and the dinner thereafter.

Archbishop Albert D’Souza of Agra, Bishop Oswald Lewis of Jaipur, Bishop Ignatius D’Souza of Bareilly, Emeritus Bishop Ignatius Menezes of Ajmer and Emeritus Bishop Isidore Fernandes brought joyful Episcopal presence to the ceremonies along with Bishop Gerald of Lucknow.

While Archbishop Albert D’Souza was the main celebrant, the ceremony and the homily were given by Bishop Gerald of Lucknow.

There was a felicitation programme after the Mass, followed by a sumptuous dinner in the campus of St Francis College.