ALAPPUZHA: Fr Martin Xavier, a 33-year-old priest hailing from Mankompu of Kuttanad, has reportedly gone missing from Edinburgh in Scotland. According to his relatives at Vazhachirayil, Pulinkunnu, Kuttanad, Fr Xavier went to Scotland as part of his Ph.D studies. His last contact with the relatives was on last Tuesday. A member of the CMI congregation, Fr Xavier was handling affairs of Francis Xavier’s Church as part of Ph. D studies.
It was the believers of the church who came to know about the incident after he was found not attending the mass. Following this, the CMI church in Pulimkunnu was informed by the bishop in Scotland about the missing of the priest on Thursday evening. Relatives were told that the room where priest was staying kept opened and the passport remained in the room. Fr Xaviour was ordained on December 30, 2013, and had served as vicar of Chethipuzha church till he flew to Scotland on July 15 last year.
