Former Bp John Baptist Sequeira of Chikmagalur died on October 9 due to old age ailments. The end came at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Hosur Road, Bengaluru. He was 89. The funeral Service was held at 3 pm on October 11 at the Home for the Aged (Little Sisters of the Poor) in Bengaluru. Thereafter, the burial took place at St Patrick’s Parish Cemetery on Hosur Road.