Fr Peixotto passed away at the age of 87 on February 4.
The American priest who came to erstwhile East Pakistan in 1962 had been a science teacher at Notre Dame College for 34 years. He served as its principal for 24 years. Since 2014, Fr Peixotto held the post of treasurer of Notre Dame University Bangladesh.
Archbishop of Dhaka s Metropolitan Archdiocese Bejoy Nicephorus D Cruze said, We re saddened and encumbered at his sudden passing.
Jyoti F Gomes, director at St Joseph International School, said the former principal used to offer free accommodation to poor boys from rural areas at Martin Hall boys hostel at the college and helped them make their mark in society.
American missionary and educator dies in Bangladesh
Holy Cross Father Joseph Stephen Peixotto served his adopted country for six decades
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Holy Cross missionary Father Joseph Peixotto served in Bangladesh for nearly 60 years. (Photo supplied)
Bangladesh is mourning a prominent American Catholic missionary who made outstanding contributions to the country’s education sector for about six decades.
Holy Cross Father Joseph Stephen Peixotto died at Moreau House, the Holy Cross priests’ residence, in capital Dhaka on Feb. 4. He was 87.
Father Peixotto had tested positive for Covid-19 about a month ago, recovered and returned to the residence.
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Published: 05 Feb 2021 09:41 PM BdST
Updated: 05 Feb 2021 09:41 PM BdST
Sheikh Hasina has deeply mourned the death of American missionary Father JS Peixotto, a former principal of Notre Dame College in Dhaka. );
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Bangladesh will never forget his contribution to the country’s education, the prime minister said in a condolence message.
She also extended sympathy to the family of Father Peixotto.
After his 23-year stint as principal of the college, Father Peixotto was working as the treasurer of Notre Dame University.
The 87-year-old passed away at his home in the capital’s Rampura on Thursday.
The body was taken to Pubail in Gazipur’s Joydebpur on Friday afternoon for burial after the last rites at Holy Rosary Church in Tejgaon.