Mathias, RV
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Name
Mathias, RV
Given name
RV
Family name
Mathias
One-line bio
Fr RV Mathias was chaplain to the Indian YCW and later to the International YCW.
Biography
Fr Mathias was born in Edangani, Tamil Nadu on November 11, 1938.
He entered the seminary in 1953 and studied at St Paul’s Seminary, India, from 1958-60.
From 1960-64 he was a guest at the Pontifical Urban College in Rome followed by catechetical and liturgical studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris from 1964-66.
He was ordained as a priest in Rome on 21 December 1963.
Among the many positions he held, Fr Mathias was parish priest, diocesan, national and international chaplain of the YCW as well as chaplain of the diocesan youth and workers for the diocese of Trichy.
He was also Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for Labor (Delhi), Vicar general of the diocese of Trichy.
In 2002 he was appointed as Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for the laity.
He taught at Karumathur Jesuit Theological College near Madurai, India until recently.
After taking sabbatical leave, he was named spiritual father at St Paul’s Seminary, Tiruchirapalli in April 2011.
He entered the seminary in 1953 and studied at St Paul’s Seminary, India, from 1958-60.
From 1960-64 he was a guest at the Pontifical Urban College in Rome followed by catechetical and liturgical studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris from 1964-66.
He was ordained as a priest in Rome on 21 December 1963.
Among the many positions he held, Fr Mathias was parish priest, diocesan, national and international chaplain of the YCW as well as chaplain of the diocesan youth and workers for the diocese of Trichy.
He was also Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for Labor (Delhi), Vicar general of the diocese of Trichy.
In 2002 he was appointed as Executive Secretary of the CBCI Commission for the laity.
He taught at Karumathur Jesuit Theological College near Madurai, India until recently.
After taking sabbatical leave, he was named spiritual father at St Paul’s Seminary, Tiruchirapalli in April 2011.
Country of origin
English
India
Birth date
November 11, 1938
Birth place
Edangani, Tamil Nadu
Death date
November 17, 2011