The Society of Jesus has suffered the largest number of Covid deaths among Catholic priests in India despite all alertness and preparations, says the congregation’s South Asia chief.
“Despite our goodwill and efforts, we lost about 37 Jesuits to Covid-19 this year,” Father Stanislaus D’Souza, president of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia told on June 10.
As on June 11, the coronavirus pandemic claimed three bishops, 125 diocesan and 131 religious priests, nine religious brothers and 248 religious women, according to a list compiled by Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, editor of the Indian Currents weekly.