By Matters India Reporter
Chennai: A Catholic priest died March 26 after falling from the terrace of a major seminary near Chennai where he was teaching for the past several years.
According to a message from Monsignor L John Robert, administrator of Vellore diocese, Father Velanganni Vinothraj died because of a fall from the terrace of Sacred Heart Seminary at Poonamallee. He was 46.
The monsignor described the death as “very sad and shocking.”
The administrator said the funeral time would be decided after the postmortem. “Once we receive the news from the seminary we will inform you about the funeral in detail,” his message said.
Father Vinothraj was born on December 8, 1974, and was ordained a priest on April 26, 2002. He taught Theological Anthropology, his specialization.