SANTA CRUZ CATHEDRAL BASILICA, FORT COCHIN: October 2015

The present SANTA CRUZ CATHEDRAL BASILICA was consecrated on the 19th of November 1905.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Francis MJ Fernandez: Fairlie, South Canterbury, SOUTH CANTERBURY, New Zealand; I am a Catholic Priest, working in the Diocese of Cochin since 1973, almost 30 years in the field of Education. I was the Corporate Manager of the Diocese of Cochin from 1983 to 2001. I was the Manager / Director of Aquinas-Avila-Siena Cluster Colleges, Aquinas Campus, Edacochin, Cochin 682 010, Kerala State, INDIA. I was also the Port Chaplain [AOS] of the Cochin Port Trust. At present, I am the Rector of Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Cochin, a heritage area, in the field of pastoral ministry. Now since March 2015, I am working in the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, appointed as Assist. Parish Priest of St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, 373 Manchester Street, PO Box 10069, and residing at 122 Barbadoes Street, CHRISTCHURCH 8145, NZ. Last July 2016 I took charge as Parish Priest of MacKenzie Catholic Parish, and I am residing at St Patrick's Church, Fairlie, South Canterbury.