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Hyderabad, 15 January 2016:With profound grief, the Salesian Province of Hyderabad announces the death of Fr. Moonnanappallil Jacob SDB (aged 68) passed away on 15 January 2016 at 7.15 am. He was confined to the wheel chair for 22 years after an accident on 22nd August 1994.
Fr. Moonnanappallil Jacob was born in Thidanad, Kerala on 04 April 1947. he made his first and perpetual profession at Yercaud in 1966 and 1975 respectively. he was ordained on his birthday in the year 1978 at Tidanad, Kerala. After his Ordination for almost 16 years exercised his priestly ministry in different places like, Patsala Tadiparu, Guntur and Punganur. on 22nd August 1994 he had a major accident after which he was paralyzed and confined to the wheelchair for 22 years.
For the last eight years he was in the BIRDY (Bosco Institute of Research and Development for Youth) community as a Confessor in offering his suffering to the Lord Joyfully.
FUNERAL will be on 17th January 2016 at 3.30 pm in Don Bosco Philosophate, Karunapuram, Warangal.
Born: 04-04-1947, at Thidanad, Kerala
First Profession: 24-05-1966, at Yercaud
Priestly Ordination: 04-04-1978, at Tidanad, Kerala
Death: 15-01-2016, at BIRDY, Hyderabad