Former vicar general and financial administrator of the Calcutta Archdiocese, Father John Mohandas Maveetil, passed away on Monday at Church of Christ the King, Park Circus. He was 73.
A funeral mass was held at the church on Tuesday, presided over by Archbishop of Calcutta, Thomas D’Souza, before internment at St John’s Cemetery, Sealdah.
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About 50 people attended the proceedings but around 10,000 watched it online.
Father Maveetil was ordained as priest in 1978.
The catholic priest had served the archdiocese in various capacities for 43 years, was also treasurer of the Indian Canon Law Society, and the diocese Judicial Vicar (Canonical judge).
