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Ambrose D'Mello(20 January 1922 – 18 April 2010) was an IndianJesuitpriest, who served as the first JesuitProvincialofIndia.[1]
D'Mello was born in Puthur,Mangalore,British Indiain 1922. He entered the noviciate of theSociety of Jesus18 November 1943 and was ordainedprieston 21 November 1954.
When the office of Provincial of India was established by the Jesuit Superior General in view of better coordinating the multifarious activities of theSociety of Jesusin South-Asia, Ambrose D'Mello served as its first incumbent. The Jesuit Provincial of India has since been renamed the Jesuit Provincial ofSouth Asia.[1]
Earlier, while provincial of the Jesuits of Karnataka he had inaugurated Jesuit missionary work inNagaland,a North-Eastern state of India. Much appreciated for his leadership skills, he has been also for some time the superior of the Jesuits working in theDarjeelingregion.
He also founded the Jesuit's Anekal mission inKarnatakastate, which supportsliteracyprograms, development work, and housing programs for the region's tribal anddalitpeople.[1]
Ambrsoe D'Mello died of cancer on 18 April 2010, inGuwahati,Assam,at the age of 87.[1]
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