Saint Philomena College, Puttur

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]}

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

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]