Name : Rev. Fr. Joseph Fernando

Status : Passed away

Full Name	Rev. Fr. Xavier Bastian Joseph Fernando
Birth Place	Inuvil
Date of birth	21 November 1935
Date of ordination	01 September 1962
Native Parish	Our Lady of Refuge (OLR) Church, Jaffna
Qualifications : B.Ph(Rome) B.Th(Rome)
Mission : From Sep 1962 to May 1964 - Assistant Parish Priest at Adampan, Vidathalthivu From June 1964 to Dec 1964 - Assistant Parish Priest at Ilavalai, Senthankulam From Jan 1965 to Oct 1966 - Parish Priest at Pandivirichchan From Nov 1966 to Dec 1969 - Secretary to the Bishop of Jaffna From Jan 1970 to July 1971 - Bishop's House/ St. Martin's Seminary From Aug 1971 to Dec 1971 - Parish Priest at Karaveddy From Jan 1972 tot Jan 1973 - Bishop's House From Feb 1973 to Dec1974 - Assistant Parish Priest at Ilavalai/ Bishop's House From April 1975 to July 1978 - Parish Priest at Vasavilan From Aug 1978 to 1980 - Bishop's House, Sick Died on - 28.07.1980 at Bishop's House Buried on - 29.07.1980 at St. mary's Cathedral Burial Ground Jaffna
Date of death	28 July 1980

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