Well known priest of the Bombay Archdiocese Fr Jude Botelho passed away on Tuesday in Mumbai. He was 74.
The funeral mass will be held on Thursday, July 18 at 3.30 pm at St Andrew Church, Bandra.
According to Archdiocese of Bombay, Fr Jude was in residence at the Church of Our Lady of Glory, Byculla, Mumbai. He was ordained a priest on October 24, 1970 and served the Archdiocese of Bombay for 48 years.
Known as the restorer of churches, in the early 1970s, he was part of the team that oversaw the construction of St Paul’s Church in Dadar. In 2014, he took up the task of restoring the centuries-old Church of Our Lady of Health at Cavel which was in very bad condition.
In 2016, Fr Botelho was moved to Gloria, Byculla where he was tasked with completing the restoration of the 160-foot-tall heritage landmark, which finally opened its doors to parishioners October 28.
That apart He was a great communicator who contributed towards setting up of NISCORT, a professional media training college for journalism and mass communication studies in Delhi.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let your perpetual light shine upon Fr Jude Botelho.