His Excellency Most Rev. Dr. Maxwell Valentine Noronha Bishop Emeritus of Calicut Diocese, Kerala, passed away at the age of 92, on 28th January, 2018 at 11: 20 pm, at Nirmala Hospital, Marikkunnu, Calicut, Kerala. Bishop Maxwell was a priest for 66 years and a bishop for 38 years. The funeral of the late Bishop will be held at 3: 30 pm on Tuesday, 30 January, 2018, at Mother of God Cathedral, Calicut.
His Excellency Bishop Valentine Noronha was born on 14 February 1926 in the Noronha Family at Quilon, a district in the state of Southern Kerala. He did his studies at the Kandy Papal Seminary, Sri Lanka. On August 24, 1952, he was ordained a priest. In 1953 he was sent to St Aloysius College, Mangalore for B.A Graduation after which he served in St Joseph’s School Thalassery as a teacher. In 1956 he was asked to purse Bed at Bed college, Calicut. Having completed the B.Ed Course he was sent to Rome for higher studies in Canon Law in 1957.
He was ordained a bishop on 7 September 1980. He served the diocese of Calicut for 22 years from 1980-2002. Bishop Maxwell resigned at the age of 75. He spent rest of his life in the Shalom Priest Home at Vellimadukunnu, Calicut.
