Saint Philomena College, Puttur

St Philomena College, Puttur

Type	Educational Institution
Established	1958
Founder	Msgr. Antony Patrao
Principal	Rev. Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro
Location	Darbe, Puttur , Karnataka , India
Campus	23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
Affiliations	Mangalore University
Website	spcputtur.ac.in

St Philomena College, Puttur is an educational institution for undergraduate and postgraduate studies situated in Puttur town in Karnataka state, India. The college is managed by the Catholic Board of Education (CBE) of the Diocese of Mangalore. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

History

Saint Philomena College was established by Monsignor Antony Patrao in 1958. ^[10]

Notable alumni

• Sadananda Gowda — former Chief Minister of Karnataka and former Union Minister for Ministry of Law and Justice; Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
• A. S. Bopanna — former judge of Supreme Court of India
• Shobha Karandlaje — Minister of State for Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Member of Parliament representing Bangalore North
• B. A. Viveka Rai — senior Kannada researcher, critic, translator, folklorist ^[11]

References

1. "Home". cbemangalore.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
2. "700 Students To Receive Degree At St Philomena Convocation Today". The Times of India. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. The Hindu Bureau (27 May 2023). "ICSI opens study centre at St. Philomena College, Puttur". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
4. "Puttur: Pipping ceremony conducted at St Philomena College". Daijiworld.com. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
5. "Puttur: St Philomena College organizes tree plantation event". Daijiworld.com. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
6. "Puttur: St Philomena College conducts workshop on global communication". Daijiworld.com. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
7. "Puttur: National Library week observed at St Philomena College". Daijiworld.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
8. "Puttur: Student council election 2023-24 held at St Philomena College". Daijiworld.com. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
9. "Puttur: 'Kavana Rachana Kammata' held at St Philomena College". Daijiworld.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
10. "History". 10 January 2012.
11. "ಬಿ.ಎ.ವಿವೇಕ್ ರೈ". kn.wikipedia.org.

External links

• St Philomena College Official Website