Adios To Rev. Fr. Ronnie Prabhu, SJ

OBITUARY
Rev. Fr. Ronnie Prabhu, SJ
PRO of KRCBC & Secretary KUCFHR
Born: 09.04.1940
Ordained: 23.02.1970
Expired: 18.08.2015

Dear Rev. Fathers / Sisters / Brothers / Friends,

It is with deep grief, I inform all of you the sad demise of Rev. Fr. Ronnie Prabhu, SJ this evening at 7.00 p.m. at St. Philomena’s Hospital. He was suffering from stomach cancer for the last few months and underwent a surgery. As he took bad last week, he was re-admitted to the Hospital, he took bad this evening and had a peaceful death.
Fr. Ronnie was the Regional PRO of the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops’ Council (KRCBC) and also the Regional Secretary of the All Karnataka United Christian Forum for Human Rights (AKUCFHR). He also served the KRCBC as the Regional Secretary of the Commissions for Ecumenism and Inter-religious Dialogue.
He was the former Provincial of the Karnataka Jesuit Society, and had held a number of responsible posts within and outside his Society. In his death, the Church in Karnataka in general, and the Archdiocese in particular have lost a dedicated and committed priest who was liked by all because of his jovial and cheerful attitude. Fr. Ronnie was a man loved and respected by all sections of the people without any distinction of caste, creed, colour or language.
I most gratefully acknowledge the services of Fr. Ronnie Prabhu to us in Karnataka and also thank the Jesuit Society of Karnataka for making his services available for all of us.

On behalf of the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops’ Council (KRCBC) and All Karnataka United Christian Forum for Human Rights, I express our deep and heartfelt condolences to the Provincial of the Karnataka Jesuit Society, the sorrowing family members and friends, and join in their prayers for our dear Fr. Ronnie.
May the Lord Almighty welcome the departed soul to His Heavenly Abode, and give his all dear ones strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss.

His Funeral Service will take place on Thursday, 20th August at 9.00 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Boys’ School, Museum Road, Bengaluru.

Please pray for the repose of his soul.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord; and let the perpetual
Light shine upon him. And may his soul rest in peace.

+Bernard Moras
Archbishop of Bangalore
President – Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops’ Council, and
President – All Karnataka United Forum for Human Rights