Pastor

Rev. Dr. Xavier Ilango

Life Profile

• Ordained to the Diocese of Sivagangai on May 1st 1988

• Associate Pastor at the Holy Redeemer’s Church Devakottai (June 1988 – May 1989).

• Associate Pastor at the Holy Rosary Church, Ramnad (June 1989 – May 1990).

• Two years of teaching in St. Paul’s Seminary, Trichy ( June 1990 – June 1992).

• Four Years of Studies in Academia Alfonsiana, Rome (September 1992 – September 1996).

• Graduated with a Doctorate in Moral Theology with Summa Cum Laude

• Nine years of teaching as a professor of Moral Theology and Six years of responsibilities as the Academic Dean of Theology in St. Paul’s Semianry, Trichy
  (October 1996 – March 2005).

• Associate Pastor in St. Joseph’s Parish, Moorhead, USA (July 2005 – June 2008).

• Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Frazee and Assumption Church, Callaway (July 2008 - 2015)

• Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, East Grand Forks, Francis of Assisi in Fisher and Holy Trinity in Tabor ( July 2015 - June 2018)

• Pastoral Administrator of St. Patrick, Hallock and Holy Rosary, Lancaster (January 2019 - June 2019)

• Pastor of St. Peter and Paul, Warren, St. Joseph, Oslo, St. Mary’s, Euclid
  (July 2019 -        )

• Vocation Director in the Diocese of Crookston, USA.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, Madurai Kamaraj University
   

• Awarded a Gold Medal for the First Language Tamil in Madurai Kamaraj University
   

• Bachelor’s Degree in History, Madurai Kamaraj University
   

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, University of Urbaniana, Rome
   

• Master’s Degree in Moral Theology, Academia Alfonsiana, Rome
   

• Doctorate in Moral Theology, Academia Alfonsiana, Rome

 

Contributions

• Edited and contributed articles to a Book on Fundamental Moral Theology entitled “Arame Vazhvaga” in Tamil.

• Contributed many theological articles to different theological journals in India.

• Conducted many seminars to the Laity and religious.

• Visiting professor of few theological faculties.

• The Latest Book is Dynamics of Faith: Pastoral and Spiritual Musings