Goans of Pakistan Milestones

Chronology of Milestones

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1886	The Goa-Portuguese Association is established, with L.C. Gomes as the first President.
1886	The first Penny Reading is held by the Goa-Portuguese Association.
1887	Foundation Stone of the Goa-Portuguese Association is laid, and in 1888 the imposing Building is completed at a cost of Rs. 14,013.
1892	Cinncinatus D’Abreo establishes Indian Life Assurance Company (ILACO) – the largest in the sub-continent
1894	D.X. Menezes is the first Karachi Goan to arrive in Mombasa, Kenya
1895	August R deCruz becomes the first Goan in Sind to take the M.A. Degree.
1902	Aloysius deMello, Bar-at-Law, is the first Goan to be appointed by the Secretary of State to the Colonial Civil Service.
1916	In response to ‘War Funds’ KGA organizes ‘The Mikado’ for the second time (held earlier in 1903), it ran for three successive nights.
1916	Fred J. de Souza is the first Goan to be appointed by the Secretary of State to the Imperial Service of Railways Engineers.
1918	Edward Raymond is appointed as Additional Judicial Commissioner, the first Indian to be elevated from the Bar to the Sind High Court Bench
1920	Tollentine Fonseca composes The Officers March, Dewan-e-Khas and Barcelona Waltz, they are published the same year.
1922	Peter Felix Pereira opens P.F. Pereira & Sons (Bakers & Confectioners)
1925	Bruno D’Sa becomes Registrar of the High Court of Sind
1925	Augustus D’Cruz builds the main Pavilion at the KGA Gymkhana on Bunder Road
1926	The KGA Gymkhana formally opened on a plot of land measuring 28,000 sq. yards on M.A. Jinnah Road (formerly Bunder Road)
1926	Group of well-off Goans move out of Saddar/Garri Khata and builds a new township (what is now Garden East) – the first in the city.
1927	The KGA Hockey Team wins the All-India Dewar Shield and the Haji Dossul Cup.
1930	The Mickey and Alec Correa band is the ‘best dance band’ in Karachi.
1930	Luis John Mascarenhas becomes the First Indian to be appointed as secretary of Karachi Port Trust
1931	The Christ The King Monument is built on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
1931	The Monument was designed by Mr. M. X. Andrade and construction overseen by Mr. Augustus Rodrigues, Civil Engineer. Mr. Vaz painted the two mural in the Crypt depicting Heaven and Hell
1931	St. Lawrence’s Church is built in Cincinnatus Town (now Garden East), Karachi through contributions made by Goan families.
1933	The MCC (Cricket) Team is feted by the Karachi Goan Association.
1934	Edmund Sequeira is the first Goan to qualify in Aviation and to be appointed to the Civil Aviation Service.
1935	Manuel Mendes heads team to clear Quetta city of debris & corpses after earth quake kills 75,000 people
1935	Luis John Mascarenhas decorated with MBE (Member of British Empire) by King George V
1936	The name of Goa-Portuguese Association changed to Karachi Goan Association with C.M. Lobo as its first President.
1936	Peter Paul Fernandes represents India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
1937	St. Pats Hockey Team (comprising of many Goan players) beats Bhopal Wanderers (8 Indian Olympians)
1940	The Janu Vaz Band is the ‘best jazz and blues’ band in Karachi.
1940	Bertie Gomes wins All-India Heavy-Weight Championships
1940	Hannibal D’Souza wins All-India Fly-Weight Championships
1945	Alex D’Mello, President, Konkani Branch of St. Patrick’s Cathedra, Karachi,  awarded the Bene Merente Gold Medal by Pope Pius XII
1946	Manuel Misquita elected Mayor of Karachi
1947	PAKISTAN IS BORN – Jinnah creates a New State. Goans opt to stay back for economic, education and social needs
1947	Dr. Orphin D’Sa, Dr. Bonnie Rodrigues, Dr. Bella Lobo, Dr. Angelo Freitas, Dr. Monica Smith and others help refugees pouring in from India
1947	Dr. Hermann Drago opens camp in Mirpurkhas in interior Sind to help both Hindus who were leaving for India and Muslims who were arriving from India.
1947	Mohamed Ali Jinnah requests Frank D’Souza to set-up Pakistan Railways
1947	P.F. Pereira bakes a special cake on the occasion of the first civic reception in Karachi for Quaid-e-Azam Mohamed Ali Jinnah
1947	Jerome D’Silva starts the Hussain-D’Silva construction company
1947	Eddie Martyres appointed as a Police Inspector in Karachi
1948	Rev. Fr. Valarian Gracias made Archbishop of Bombay (1948-1978)
1948	O.B. Nazareth (Co-Manager) and Milton D’Mello (Player) represent Pakistan Hockey team at the London Olympics
1948	Eddie Martyres appointed as DSP in Hyderabad
1950	Statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrives at the Karachi Airport; arrives from Hyderabad at St. John’s Chapel, Drigh Road. Karachi Catholics bring Statue in Solemn Motorcade Procession to the Monument of Christ the King
1952	Fr. Stephen Raymond builds and becomes the first principal of St. Patrick’s College
1952	Jack Britto represents Pakistan Hockey team at the Helsinki Olympics
1952	Michael Barretto and Philip D’Silva are among the first Karachi Goans to arrive in Toronto, Canada
1952	Noel Misquita becomes first Pakistani student at Harvard Business School, USA.
1953	Archbishop Valarian Gracias elevated to the office of Cardinal of Bombay (1953 – 1978)
1953	Tollentine Fonseca writes the Musical Score of the National Anthem of Pakistan; conducts the Anthem with the Pakistan Navy Band.
1954	Gilbert and Sullivan operetta ‘Mikado’ held at the KGA with a full Goan cast
1954	Marie Therese Braganza wins the National Badminton Singles Title.
1955	Mennen Soares plays for Pakistan in the All-England Thomas Cup World Badminton Championships.
1956	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title.
1956	Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the National Games.
1957	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title.
1958	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title.
1958	Mathais Wallis becomes first Goan to play Test Cricket for Pakistan
1958	Gemma Rodricks win the National Badminton Singles Title.
1958	Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the National Games.
1958	Alan Falcao is the official pianist at Radio Pakistan's local talent program for 4 years and plays ‘Canadian Sunset' as his opening & closing tune.
1960	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title
1960	Gemma Rodricks win the National Badminton Singles Title
1960	Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro starts Catholic Social Services
1960	Jerome D’Silva and his partner, builds Hussain-D’Silva Town in North Nazimabad.
1960	Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the National Games.
1961	St. Patrick’s High School celebrates 100 Years! President Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan is in attendance.
1961	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title
1961	Antao D’Souza plays Test Cricket for Pakistan
1962	St. Joseph’s Convent School celebrates 100 Years!
1962	Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title, and captains Pakistan team at Asian Championships in Bombay
1964	Romeo Pereira, President, Bakers Association accompanies Pakistan Delegation to the USA.
1965	Michael Rodrigues plays for Pakistan at the World Table Tennis Championship in Yugoslavia
1965	Blasé Mascarenhas of Central Intelligence Department honored with ‘Tamgha-e-Khidmat’ by President Ayub Khan
1965	Brig. Mervyn Cardoza of Pakistan Army honored with ‘Tamgha-e-Khidmat’ by President Ayub Khan
1965	The Xavier Sisters become the first all-women Pakistani band to play to live audiences
1968	Fr. Terrance de Souza appointed Secretary to the Papal Nuncio, Islamabad
1968	Patrick Mendes decorated with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice MEDAL – the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the papacy – for 50 Years of Service in Catholic Education
1969	Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro establishes Catholic Social Services (CSS) and appoints Cyril Mendes as its first Secretary.
1969	Cyril Mendes assumes charge of CSS as Chairman and continues for a period of 10 years
1969	Xavier Sisters given a contract to play in Miami Hotel, Tehran, Iran, becoming the first Pakistani band group to play abroad.
1970	Fr. Terrance de Souza appointed Editor of The Christian Voice
1970	Fr. Arnold Heredia sets-up PCIS and the Idara-Amn-o-Insaf
1971	Fr. Bonaventure Paul made Bishop of Hyderabad
1971	Coral Barboza wins the National Badminton Singles Title
1971	Anthony Mascarenhas writes (in the June 13 issue of London Sunday Times) a daring political analysis "Genocide" of the brewing-up of the crisis that dismantled the East wing. It was a turning point in the history of journalism in Pakistan.
1972	Government of Z.A. Bhutto nationalizes St. Patrick’s College and St. Joseph’s Colleges, and some more Catholic educational institutions.
1972	Francis X. Lobo takes part in the National Elections for a seat in the National Assembly.
1972	Xavier Sisters interviewed and performed on Zia Mohyuddin Show – the first band group to be invited on the show
1973	Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro elected as Pakistan's first red hat by Vatican's College of Cardinals to be ordained as His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Cordeiro
1973	Noel de Souza appointed to management of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Geneva.
1974	Sylvia D’Mello wins 100 Meters at the National Athletic Championships, Lahore
1974	Romaldine Fernandes wins 800 Meters at the National Athletic Championships, Lahore
1974	Norman D’Souza, Norbert Furtado, Julius Saldanha, Martin Fernandes, Colin D’Souza and Hilary Furtado and their band ‚Talismen, become the first Pakistani band to win an international contract in Singapore.
1974	Norman D’Souza becomes Pakistani first popular (pop) musician to be interviewed ‘live’ on Pakistan Television’s Zia Mohiuddin Show.
1975	Jesus Christ Superstar staged in Karachi, Bobby Frederick is Jesus, Arthur Turner, Judas and Victoria deSouza-Menezes plays Mary Magdalene.
1975	Luke. F. Andrade introduces Grand Master Ashraf Tai at the KGA Gymkhana and starts Tai’s Karate Center
1977	Joseph Julius D’Mello appointed Divisional Superintendent, Railways, Sukkur
1977	Katy Gomes-Franco decorated with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice MEDAL – the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the papacy – for 50 Years of Service in Catholic Education
1978	St. Patrick’s Cathedral celebrates 100 Years!
1978	Fr. Michael D’Cruz builds apartment complexes for Christians in the Civil Lines area. St. Anthony’s Parish grows!
1978	Banker Joaquim D'Mello is instrumental in setting up the Training Academy of Agha Hasan Abedi's BCCI (Bank of Credit & Commerce International).
1980	Venus Coutinho and Ernestine Bernard-Lucas selected to play for Pakistan Women’s Hockey team
1982	Fr. Anthony Lobo made Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi
1982	Simon D'Lima, the former stalwart Math teacher at St. Pat's, later principal of PAF Model School, starts his own school, the St. Peter's High School
1982	Barbara Rocha of St. Joseph’s Convent School is a gold medalist for standing first-class-first in HSC
1984	Angelo Lopes is made the General Manager of the Union Bank of Middle East in Pakistan
1985	Fr. Robert D'Silva builds and expands St. Anthony's Boys School to become a full-fledged Matriculation school.
1986	Amy Gonsalves made Principal of St. Patrick’s Girls School
1986	KGA celebrates 100 Years!
1987	Joseph Julius D’Mello retires at Chairman, Pakistan Railways
1987	Lenny Dias represents Pakistan at the Asian Billiard Championships in Bombay, India
1988	Earl Cordeiro becomes National Snooker Champion
1990	Bishop Anthony Lobo builds Notre-Dame Institute of Education
1991	Michael Alphonso made Principal of St. Lawrence’s Boys School
1992	Anthony Sales represents Stamp Society of Pakistan as Secretary-General at Asian Federation Congress in Kuala Lumpur.
1993	Oswin Mascarenhas becomes first lay-principal of St. Patrick’s High School
1993	Anthony Sales represents Pakistan as National Commissioner at World and Asian Stamp Championships.
1995	Bishop Armando Trinidad elevated as Archbishop of Lahore
1995	Bishop Simeon Pereira elevated as Archbishop of Karachi
1996	Fr. Max Rodrigues elevated to Bishop of Hyderabad.
1996	Fr. Evarist Pinto elevated to Bishop of Karachi.
1997	Bishop Evarist Pinto elevated to Archbishop of Karachi.
1998	Fr. Archie D’Souza becomes the only Catholic priest to study Islam in Rome and initiate Inter-Faith Dialogue in Pakistan
1999	Beverly D’Cruz-Martis becomes first Goan girl to be accepted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2000	The Old Priests Home-cum-Presbytery at Civil Lines is completed. A beautiful Chapel fulfills needs of the ever expanding St. Anthony's Parish. Frs. Robert D'Silva, Melito Dias and Joseph D'Mello move in to stay here.
2000	Menin Rodrigues creates the annual ‘Carnival of Carols' as a Millennium Gift for the children of the archdiocese. More than 400 children and 1000 spectators attend every year for the next 10 years.
2001	Bernard Mascarenhas, Chief Information Officer, Marsh Canada perishes in the 9/11 tragedy of the World Trade Center, New York. USA. He was on a global conference call at the time of the incident
2001	Maurice Coutinho starts ‘Goekars’ Own Academy – GOA’ as a social group to encourage Konkani language
2003	Menin Rodrigues leads a successful campaign to shift the St. Lawrence's Government Girls Inter College from the premises of St. Lawrence's Convent to another location after 28 years of occupation.
2004	Menin Rodrigues is appointed by the Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan as Consultant-Delegate at the Hanover Messe, Germany, for two consecutive years.
2004	Archbishop Evarist Pinto appoints Robin Fernandes as the Editor of The Christian Voice.
2005	St. Lawrence’s Church, Garden East (old Cincinnatus Town) celebrates its Platinum Jubilee (75 Years)
2005	Menin Rodrigues leads a team comprising of Sr. Mary Emily, Fr. Joe Paul, Francis D'Souza, Roland deSouza, Ardeshir Cowasjee and Raju Caleb to denationalize St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Colleges.
2005	Menin Rodrigues organizes a grand Reunion & Thank You gathering at St. Pat's for its illustrious old boy, General Pervez Mushrraf, President of Pakistan. The President is overwhelmed to meet his mentors Fr. J.B. Todd and Simon D'Lima, and many classmates.
2007	Roland de Souza heads the NGO Shehri as Chairman for two consecutive years; appears on numerous TV shows as construction/ environment specialist.
2008	Louis (Gumby) Pinto becomes the country’s most celebrated drummer.
2008	Fr. Mario Rodrigues appointed by Rome as National Director of the Pontifical Society of Pakistan
2009	Berna Dean-Menezes becomes first Catholic Principal of Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore
2009	Brian Joseph secures 11As in O’Level and 5As in A’Level to win place and scholarship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2009	Christine Martins is appointed Principal of St. Lawrence Convent Girls School by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM)
2010	Berna Dean appointed Principal of St. Joseph’s College for Women by the Institution of the Daughters of the Cross
2011	Rev. Fr. Gasper Mendes celebrates 60 Years of Priesthood
2011	His Grace Bishop Anthony Lobo celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood
2011	Rev. Fr. Joseph D’Mello celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood
2011	Karachi Goan Association (KGA) celebrates 125 Years. A special brochure highlighting its history is printed on the occasion
2011	St. Patrick’s High School celebrates 150 years. Ex-students body (The Old Patricians) honors teachers at ‘Night of the Legends’ – several Goan teachers among them.
2011	Goenkars’ Own Academy (GOA), the social entertainment group completes 10 years with Deborah Santamaria as its President.
2011	St. Lawrence’s Convent Girls School completes 75 Years. Christine Martins is the Principal.
2011	St. Patrick’s College opens its new wing (an additional floor), the brainchild of Bro. Lawrence Manuel, Principal.
2012	Rev. Fr. John Baptist Todd celebrates his 90th Birthday!
2012	Rev. Fr. Joseph Paul celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood.
2012	The Vatican appoints (Jan 24) Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad as the new Archbishop of Karachi
2012	St. Anthony’s Church, Cant. Celebrates its Platinum Jubilee (75 Years)
2012	The restoration and preservation of the Christ the King Monument is undertaken (Jan 30) by the Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi in a meeting of parish priests and lay representatives of community. Mr. Menin Rodrigues is appointed as Project Head, Mr. Roland dsouza as the Technical Coordinator and Llwelyn D’Souza as Finance Committee Coordinator
2014	John Gomes formerly of St. Pat’s School / Don Bosco Boarding Karachi appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh.

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