Fr. Warner D'Souza is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay. He has served in the parishes of St Michael's (Mahim), St Paul's (Dadar East), Our Lady of Mount Carmel, (Bandra), a ten year stint as priest-in-charge at St Jude Church (Malad East) and at present is the Parish Priest at St Stephen's Church (Cumballa Hill). He is also the Director of the Archdiocesan Heritage Museum and is the co-ordinator of the Committee for the Promotion and Preservation of the Artistic and Historic Patrimony of the Church.
What an intersting story, an insight into history which has all the intrigues and shocks like a James Hardly Chase novel.
The problems were as good or bad as in any corporate or business industry.
Thank you Warner .
It houses St. Paul’s Church today.
Now it houses St. Pau’s Church. St. Paul’s Convent, The St. Joseph Cardign Technical and also the Pearl Housing Colony and of course St. Paul’s School and the football ground.
Is it Our Lady’s home now.
I was from St Paul’s Parish, Parel until 1970. Still remember the Seminary building. Our Lady’s home was close to the school.
Love reading the history of the seminary. Thank you Fr Warner for keeping alive the past history.
The Joseph CardijnTechnical School. ( Former Parel Seminary)
Fr Warner re.Bombay Seminary Dark Ages
It was not necessary to remark that Fr Braz took over Salvation Church by simony. It was a property problem in struggle between Padroado and Propaganda.thanks for your work
Source for the word simony comes from
1) Rev.H.Comes, S. J. ‘The Glipse of our Long Past’, Fraternitas, 1960.
2) Fr Leslie Ratus, ‘Miles to go, Promises to Keep’, 1986, page 6