Name : Rev. Fr. Maria Saveri (Maria Xavier)

B.Ph(Rome)
L.Th(Rome)
Vidwan/Pulavar(Madurai)
M.A
Ph.D(London)
D.Th(Passau/Germany)
Ph.D.hc(University of Jaffna)

From 1962 to 1971 - St. Patrick's College (Middle School Prefect of Studies)
Assistant Parish Priest at Mannar
Assistant Parish Priest at Naranthanai
Assistant Parish Priest at Kilinochchi
Parish Priest at Urumpiray
Parish Priest at Gurunagar
From 1972 to 1989 - Studies in India, England and Germany
From 1989 to 2001 - Roman Catholic Bishop's House, Jaffna
From 1989 to 2014 Staff of St. Francis Xavier's Seminary, Jaffna/ Visiting Professor of Saiva Siddhanta, Faculty of Philosophy affiliates Urbaniana University in Rome
From 2001 to 2013 - Council member, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, for a few years, Partnership with York University, Toronto, Ont, Canada
From 2013 - Jaffna


Died on - 01.04.2021 at Northern Central Hospital, Jaffna
Buried on - 06.04.2021 at St. mary's Cathedral Burial Ground Jaffna