ANS, ROME: In the year that the Salesian Province of St Joseph Vaz is celebrating 75 years of Salesian presence in Goa, the province is blessed with a new provincial designate in Fr Clive Justin Telles.
He was nominated on June 21, 2022, by Rev Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, the Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation and 10th Successor of Don Bosco.
Fr Clive will be succeeding Fr Felix Fernandes who has been ably leading the province as its Provincial Superior since 2016. The province has 105 confreres and 18 houses in the Indian States of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Fr Clive was born to John Telles and Inacinha Telles on August 20, 1976. His siblings consist of two elder sisters Carol and Christine and a twin brother Claude. His dad has passed on to eternal life.
At an early age, Clive expressed the desire to be a priest and joined Class VIII at the Salesian Aspirantate at Don Bosco, Lonavala. After completing his higher secondary education, he joined the Pre-Novitiate at Bosco Udyogshala Pinguli. He completed his novitiate studies in Nashik and made his first profession on May 24, 1996. He completed his Philosophy studies at Divyadaan, Nashik, and his Theology at JDV, Pune. Fr Clive Telles was ordained a priest on December 18, 2006, in Goa. He has a Bachelor’s in English, a professional degree in Education (B Ed), and also a Master’s in Education.
He has served the Province as a Provincial council member for six years of which the last three years have been as the Vice-Provincial and Youth Ministry Delegate of the Province. He was moderator of the Provincial Chapter and was then elected as the Province Delegate to the 28th General Chapter. In 2020, he participated in the General Chapter in Turin.
The new provincial will begin his service on September 7, after the installation ceremony officiated by the Rector Major who is scheduled to visit Goa in September.
