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GARHDEULIA, St. Joseph’s Church
Estd.
: |
1986 |
Patron
: |
St.
Joseph |
Address : |
Catholic Church,
Garhdeulia, Mayurbhanj,
Pin - 757082
Phone : 06793 - 274781 |
Gram
Panchayat : |
Garhdeulia, |
Catholic families : |
20 |
No. of
Catholics : |
100 |
No. of
Substations : |
Nil |
Parish
Priest : |
Fr.
Daniel Murmu |
Associate Pastor : |
Nil |
No. of
Catechists : |
1 |
Religious institutions : |
Sneha
Sadan Convent (SABS)
Sneha Sadan Aspirantate (SABS) |
Educational institutions : |
Nil |
Socio-welfare activities : |
St.
Joseph Tribal Hostel. (Boys’)
Sheha Sadan Tribal Hostel (Girls’) |
Health
Care : |
Sneha
Sadan Health Centre (SABS) |
Pious
associations : |
St.
Vincent De Paul
Holy Childhood |
History of
the Parish :
Garhdeulia received Faith in the year 1977
with the active role played by Catechist
Vimol Giri. Since then, it was looked after
from Baghmara as its Sub-station, until the
Church and Presbytery was built and blessed
on 1st January 1986. On the same day, the
Sneha Sadan Convent too was blessed and
inaugurated for the SABS Sisters. Later,
during the same year on 5th May 1986, the
Sneha Sadan Health Centre was blessed and
inaugurated for the General Public.
Fr. Sebastain Pallikunnel was appointed
first resident priest of Garhdeulia on 12th
August 1986, but after a stay of 2 months he
left Garhdeulia for Kerala on 22nd October
1986. In the same year Sneha Sadan
Aspirantate was satrted for the adoration
candidates of Jagadalpur Province. On 1st
December 1986, Fr. Daniel Kishore was
appointed Parish Priest. But again after 2
months he was transferred elsewhere on 29th
January 1987, leaving Gardeulia to be looked
after from Balasore until 5th September 1987
when Fr. Daniel Murmu was assigned Parish
Priest. In August 1988, he was transferred
to Sarat. Once again Garhdeulia went to be
looked after from Balasore until 16th August
1989, when Fr. George Mattathilany was
appointed Parish Priest. Hardly one year
after, on 23rd June 1990, he was transferred
to Joda, leaving Gardeulia again to be
served from Balasore until 4th September
1993, when Fr. Gerald Gomes was appointed
Parish Priest. Fr. Balthazar replaced Fr.
Gerald Gomes as the Parish Priest. When Fr.
Balthazar was transferred Fr. Antony took
charge of the Parish and when Fr. Antony had
to be moved out to Joda it was entrusted to
the Care of Fr. Chako V.L the then Director
of Utkal Vani to take care of the pastoral
needs of the parish. After a short interval
Fr. Cyprian Lakra was assigned to be the
parish Prisest. Fr. Biju Served as the
Parish Priest from June 2003 to May 2004.
Now Fr. Sibi Karimkuttikulam continues to
the Parish Priest from June 2004.
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