Marshall D. Moran

Marshall D. Moran
Rev. Marshall D. Moran S.J.
Born	(1906-05-29)May 29, 1906 Chicago (Illinois, USA)
Died	April 14, 1992(1992-04-14) New Delhi, India
Nationality	American (USA)
Occupation	Educationist
Ordained	21 November 1935
Offices held	Principal, SXS Patna Headmaster, SXS Kathmandu
Title	Father

Marshall D. Moran was born in Chicago on May 29, 1906 and died April 14, 1992 in Delhi, India. He was an American Jesuit priest, missionary in India and Nepal where he founded several schools, amongst them the St. Xavier's High School, Patna and the Godavari St. Xavier's school of Kathmandu.

He also was an active radio amateur and used the call sign 9N1MM, pioneering amateur radio in Nepal. This location made him one of the most well-known Radio Amateurs of his time, described and visited many times by American and European Ham Radio magazines.

Joining the Society of Jesus on 31 August 1924 he was on his way to India five years later (1929), after completing his early spiritual training in his home country. His first job was to teach in the Saint Xavier's school of Bettiah (Bihar, India), but went soon after to Saint Mary's College, Kurseong for the theological training that would prepare him to become a priest. His ordination to the priesthood took place on 21 November 1935.

When the brand new St. Xavier's High School, Patna opened its door in 1940, the young Moran was its first principal. He is considered as the founder of the school. Gifted with an excellent memory he remembered the names of the students and their parents and had good contacts with the Bihar state authorities. St Xavier's became in no time a 'model school' with a students enrolment of about 700, a hundred and fifty of them living in the attached hostel. The hostel attracted people from all over the state, and from neighbouring West-Bengal, Calcutta and Nepal as well.

At the request of Mirza Ismael, a high official of the Jaipur state, he launched a similar St Xavier's School in Jaipur (Rajasthan) too.