Peter Raposo, 43, an Ohio University doctoral student and Catholic Priest died suddenly Friday.
Ohio University doctoral student and Catholic Priest, Rev. Peter Raposo died suddenly Friday. He was 43 years old.
Raposo, a native of Goa, India, had served as a priest for the last 16 years.
“His ministry as a priest went far beyond churches,” said Rev. Mark Moore, who worked with Raposo at St. Paul Church & Christ the King University Parish in Athens. “He was, every day, working in the university, going to school, teaching there and bringing really what was essential to his life, Jesus Christ, to many people.”
Raposo previously served as priest of the Society of Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier of Goa, India.
His cause of death is not known at this time.
An Athens resident since 2012, he was pursuing his doctorate in communication.
“He was very wonderfully cheerful, energetic, bright, patient, understanding man and a very successful priest,” said Moore.
St. Paul Church in Athens will be open to visitors wishing to pay respects to Raposo Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday at 9 a.m. A general memorial service will be held on at St. Paul Church on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
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