Former Notre Dame College principal Rev Fr Joseph Stephen Peixotto, CSC, a Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, has passed away at Moreau House in Dhaka’s Banasree.
The 87-year-old breathed his last around 8am on Thursday, Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) confirmed in a Facebook post.
FR. JOSEPH S. PEIXOTTO, CSC HAS PASSED AWAY With great sorrow, we want to let you know that due to old age, Fr. Joseph...
Posted by Notre Dame University Bangladesh on Wednesday, 3 February 2021
The American priest first came to East Pakistan in 1962 and was a teacher of science at Notre Dame College for 34 years. He served as principal of Notre Dame College for 24 years. Since 2014, Fr Peixotto has held the post of treasurer of Notre Dame University Bangladesh.
Through his many years as teacher and administrator, Fr Peixotto was a member of numerous committees and advisory boards for the Government of Bangladesh and the Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka.
He offered advice and support to the boards and administrations of St Gregory High School and College, Luxmibazar, Dhaka, St Placid School and College, Chittagong, St Philip High School and College in Dinajpur and Udayan High School in Barisal, and various other schools and institutes throughout Bangladesh.
Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated around midday at the Holy Cross Scholasticate Chapel in Banasree.
The body will be taken to the shared campus of Notre Dame College and Notre Dame University Bangladesh, Motijheel, for viewing and prayers by faculty, staff, students and well-wishers of the two institutes.
Holy Mass will again be celebrated at Ramna Cathedral at 6pm where the body will remain overnight.
On Friday morning, the body will be taken to Holy Rosary Church, Tejgaon for viewing by the public from 8am.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Patrick D’Rosario, CSC, around 9am, immediately after which the body will be taken to the Holy Cross Retreat and Pastoral Center, Bhadun, Pubail, for burial in the Community Cemetery there around 11am on Friday.
