Salesians to remember archbishop Rev. Louis Mathias on 50th death anniv

The Salesian community of Catholic priests and others is remembering the 50th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Rev. Louis Mathias, the first in this post for the Madras-Mylapore diocese in this city for the Catholic community.

The event is on today, Saturday with a visit to his tomb inside San Thome Cathedral and Holy Mass. 3.30 p.m. onwards.

A French missionary, Rev. Mathias worked for many years in the northeast of India and his term as archbishop here was seen as a remarkable one.