Fr Amirtha Raj Mannes OP (68) (Dominican), member of the Dominican Province of India, passed away on January 27, 2022.

Mortal remains will be kept for the people to pay their last respect from 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at St Dominic Church, Ashoknagar, Mangalore, followed by Holy Eucharist at 3:00 pm, and burial at Urwa Church cemetery.

Fr Amirtha served the Church and the Dominican Order in India in various capacities as Parish Priest, Rector of St Charles Seminary Nagpur, Novice Master, Student Master, Prior.   Presently, he was serving as the Socius (Assistant) to the Master of the Order of Preachers for Asia-Pacific Region and was residing at Santa Sabina, Dominican Generalate, in Rome.