Fr. Albert Lobo

Was born in Palladka, Mangalore on 15th November 1947. His parents are Late Sebastian Lobo and Mrs. Juliana Crasta. He did his primary schooling at the local Elementary School and his secondary studies from St. Aloysius Collegiate, Mangalore. He joined the Assisi House (Apostolic School) from class VIII onwards and it was from there he came up north to work for Sikkim Mission.

He is one among the first batch of JTI and also 1^st batch of students in Morning Star College where he did his Philosophy and Theology studies was the first batch of priests from Morning Star College. He did his Regency days at St. Georges, Pedong and St. Robert’s School, Darjeeling, with a tinge of nostalgia he says that both the places he spent six months wiring. He was ordained on 13^th April 1976 T St. Teresa’s Church, Kalimpong.

His first two years was spent in replacing Fathers ho went for leave or were sick, then he was sent to Algarah, Mirik where he was the Co – Pastor for two years and later the Parish Priest for two years, then he came to Kalimpong and Pioneered the St. Teresa’s Vocational Training center at the building where the present Pushpika stands., from there he moved on to Shepkhola and shifted the vocational training center there and looked after it for two years. Then he was transferred to Pringtam – Kankebong where he served for eight years. After his open by – pass surgery at Birla Hospital at, Kollkata he was on rest period for two years, at present he is at Namchi Public School serving as the minister.

“Give me fish I eat one day, teach me to fish I eat everyday”, is the dictum of Fr. Albert Lobo and many of his Chelas now are earning their daily bread making use of the skills learnt from him. From watches to generators, from plumbing to wiring, carpentry to tailoring, he has the knack for all. He can undoubtedly be dubbed as the MacGyver of the Diocese (MacGyver is a character of a TV serial of the same name who has a make shift remedy for all mechanical snags) as a person Fr. Lobo is very jovial and has a good sense of humor as well. He is very well known in all the parishes, institutes and convents of the diocese for his mechanical skills. Of course the only virtue one had to have after giving him any thing to repair was patience, given the amount of gadgets that reached him for repair no wonder it took lot a time for him to work on all. As a person he is very approachable and people oriented. The Diocese of Darjeeling is indeed very fortunate to have Fr. Albert Lobo and wish him joy and satisfaction in all his endeavors.