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NAINITAL
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ST.FRANCIS CHURCH MALL ROAD NAINITAL
Phone No : 9837228905
Patron Name : ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
About Parish
NAINITAL IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HILL STATION IN INDIA ABOUT 6346FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL . SINCE 1842 NAINITAL WAS VISITED BY THE CHAPLAIN OF BAREILLY AS IT WAS APART OF AGRA VICARIATE . IN 1878 , IT WAS DETACHED FROM AGRA AND ATTACHED TO THE DIOCESE OF ALLAHABAD . THE "LAKE CHAPEL" WAS FIRST BUILT IN 1868 AND THEN ENLARGED IN 1882-1884. FR.ENGELBERT, OFM .CAP. FOUNDED ST. JOSEPH'S SEMINARY(NOW ST.JOSEPH'S COLLEGE)IN1887.IN 1878, SISTERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (IBMV)NOW KNOWN AS CONGREGATION OF JESUS (C.J) BOUGHT 26 ACRES OF LAND (RAMNEE PARK)AND BEGAN A SCHOOL THERE . ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE AT NAINITAL WAS OPENED IN 1988 BY THE CAPUCHINS AND HANDED OVER TO IRISH CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ON 22ND APRIL 1892 .IN THE COURSE OF TIME CATHOLICS LIVING AND SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN AND AROUND RAMNEE PARK FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO ATTEND THE SUNDAY SERVICE AT ST.FRANCIS CHURCH , MALL ROAD ,HENCE THE NEED AROSE OF HAVING A SEPARATE PARISH ,i.e. ST.FRANCIS HOME PARISH .THIS WAS DECREED IN THE YEAR 1994.
PILIBHIT
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ST.ALOYSIUS CHURCH CIVIL LINES, PILIBHIT
Phone No : 1234567891
Patron Name : ST.ALOYSIUS GONZAGA
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THE MISSION STATION AT PILIBHIT WAS STARTED BY FR. JULIAN PINTO (SENIOR)1N 1980, THE PARISH PRIEST OF POLIGANJ BY STAYING IN A RENTED ROOM .IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, LAND WAS BOUGHT IN THE CIVIL LINES WHERE ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH AND THE COLLEGE WERE CONSTRUCTED. CANOSSIAN DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY WERE INVITED IN 1981 TO ASSIST THE PRIEST IN PASTORAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
PIPRIYA
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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH ,PIPRIYA VILLEGE,DUNDUA POST,VIA BANDA
Phone No : 8765873117
Patron Name : ST.ANDREW, THE APOSTLE
About Parish
ST.ANDREW'S CHURCH AND SCHOOL ARE SITUATED IN A REMOTE VILLAGE OF PIPRIYA IN SHAJAHANPUR DISTRICT.THE MISSION WAS STARTED IN 1972 AND WAS REGULARLY VISITED FROM SHAJAHANPUR ABOUT100 KM .FROM HERE.AS THE NEED WAS FELT FOR A RESIDENT PRIEST,A CHURCH AND A PRIEST'S HOUSE WERE BUILT IN 1982. IN THE SAME YEAR,A PRIMARY SCHOOL WAS STARTED TO CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE. FR. HENRY ALMEDS BECOME THE FIRST RESIDENT PRIEST OF PIPRIYA IN 1984. INSTITUTE OF MAIDS OF THE POOR (IMP) FROM BARABANKI HELPED THE PARISH IN PASTORAL,MEDICAL,EDUCATIONAL AND EVANGELICAL ACTIVITIES TILL 2004. FROM 2004 DSS TOOK UP THE SAME MINISTRY IN SERVING THE PARISH . A HOME FOR BOYS WAS STARTED IN 2005 TO CATER TO THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND FAITH FORMATION OF CATHOLIC BOYS
PITHORAGARH
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ST. BENEDICT'S CHURCH ,DON BOSCO NAGAR, NEAR RAI BRIDGE PITHORAGARRH
Phone No : 9412555507
Patron Name : ST.BENEDICT
About Parish
FR. FELIX LOBO WAS THE FIRST PARISH PRIEST TO PUT HIS FOOT ON THE SOIL OF PITHORAGARH. A PLOT OF LAND WAS PURCHASED FOR THE SCHOOL ANS PRIEST'S RESIDENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN WAS BLESSED AND INAUGURATED ON THE 21ST JUNE 1991 BY BISHOP ANTHONY FERNANDES. AT THE INVITATION OF THE BISHOP, THE SISTERS OF THE LITTLE FLOWER OF BETHANY CAME HERE TO ASSIST IN PASTORAL,MEDICAL,SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.THEIR CONVENT AND THE DISPENSARY WERE BLESSED ON THE 8TH JULY 1993
POLIGANJ
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HOLI FAMILY CHURCH POLIGANJ, MAJHOLA POST,
Phone No : 9412189100
Patron Name : HOLY FAMILY
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POLIGANJ IS ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENT IN TARAI AREA. IT WAS ESTABLISHED ON 30TH OF NOVEMBER,1965 TO MARK THE 50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF BISHOP ANGELO POLI'S CONSECRATION . IT WAS CONVERTED IN TO A RESIDENTIAL STATION IN 1968. SINCE THEN, A CHURCH, PRIEST'S RESIDENCE AND SCHOOL HAVE BEEN BUILT HERE. MEDICAL SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH RUN A WELL EQUIPPED HOSPITAL AT POLIGANJ .INSTITUTE OF THE MAIDS OF THE POOR (IMP) WERE HELPING IN THE SCHOOL , BOARDING AND PASTORAL ACTIVITIES TILL 2007 .SINCE THEN MISSIONARIES OF THE IMMACULATE (MSI) SISTERS ARE HELPING IN THE SAME MINISTRIES. NEED FOR AN ENGLISH MEDIUM WAS FELT AND AN ENGLISH MEDIUM WING WAS OPENED IN 2010
PURANPUR
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ST. JOSEPH CHURCH KIRAN VIHAR,PURANPUR POST,
Phone No : 9458684464
Patron Name : ST. JOSEPH
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ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, PURANPUR WAS STARTED IN1990 BY FR.SALVADORE D' SOUZA, IN AN OLD RICE MILL. C.J SISTERS WERE INVITED TO RENDER THEIR HELPING HAND IN THE SCHOOL AND OTHER PASTORAL ACTIVITIES.AROUND 3 ACRES OF LAND WAS PURCHASED AND A CONVENT AND SCHOOL WERE BUILT AND INAUGURATED ON 11TH JULY 1991 BY BISHOP ANTHONY FERNANDES. THE NEW PARISH HOUSE WAS INAUGURATED ON 19 TH FEBRUARY2000. MORE LAND FOR THE SCHOOL WAS ACQUIRED LATER.
RAMNAGAR
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ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY CHURCH ,SHANKERPUR-BHUL VILLEGE, RAMNAGER POST
Phone No : 9452673115
Patron Name : ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY
About Parish
RAMNAGAR IS SITUATED AT THE FOOT OF KUMAON HILLS AND IT IS THE LINK CITY TO JIM CORBETT PARK. IT WAS VISITED FROM BAILPARAO STATION SINCE THERE ARE A FEW CHRISTIAN FAMILIES SETTLED HERE .AS A STARTING POINT, SISTERS OF ST.ANNIE’S PROVIDENCE HAVE OPENED AN ASHRAM CALLED "VARDAN". SR. JAYA WAS THE PIONEER OF THIS ASHRAM. SHE, WITH HER SIMPLE LIFE STYLE OF A "SADHVI" HAD MADE A GOOD IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE AROUND THE AREA. THE PEOPLE GOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF THE CHURCH AND CHRISTIANS, AS A PRAYING COMMUNITY. FR. FRANCIS PINTO WAS THE FIRST RESIDENT PRIEST APPOINTED IN 2006. SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE (OLP) BEGAN A SCHOOL AT PEERUMADARA IN 2005 AND THE CONVENT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2008
RANIKHET
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ST.BONAVENTURE CHURCH RANIKHET CANTT POST
Phone No : 9453392616
Patron Name : ST.BONAVENTURE
About Parish
RANIKHET IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE BEAUTY SPOTS IN THE KUMAON HILLS. THE EXISTING CHURCH ,0NE OF THE BEST IN THE DIOCESE WAS BUILT IN 1898-1899. A HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1941 FOR THE CANOSSIAN DOUGHTER OF CHARITY AND THEY OPENED A SCHOOL IN 1947. THE PRIESTS RESIDENCE WAS RENOVATED AND LAND WAS BOUGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL APOSTOLATE IN 2015
RUDRAPUR
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St.Ann Church P.B. No.3 Gangapur Road Rudrapur
Phone No : 9639659216
Patron Name : St.Ann
About Parish
RUDRAPUR RUDRAPUR IS A VERY GROWING CITY IN THE TARAI AREA. THOUGH AGRICULTURE IS PRE -DOMINANT IN THIS AREA, YET A LOT OF INDUSTRIES ARE BEING ESTABLISHED HERE. THERE ARE A A FEW MIGRANT CATHOLIC FAMILIES SETTLED HERE. HENCE THERE IS A STRONG NEED FELT TO OPEN A STATION TO CATER TO THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THESE PEOPLE IN 1990, BISHOP ANTHONY FERNANDES INVITED THE CONGREGATION OF ST. ANNE'S PROVIDENCE TO OPEN A COMMUNITY OF SISTERS A PLOT OF LAND WAS BOUGHT IN 1991. IN THE SAME YEAR SISTERS OPENED A SCHOOL IN A TEMPORARY SHED. ON 8TH DECEMBER THE FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID FOR THE CONVENT BUILDING. IT WAS COMPLETED AND INAUGURATED ON THE 23TH OCTOBER, 1993.FR. J.B. MASCAREHAS WAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST RESIDENT PARISH PRIEST OF RUDRAPUR IN TH YEAR 2001. NEW PRESBYTERY WITH ATTACHED CHURCH WAS BLESSED AND INAUGURATED BY BISHOP ANTHONY FERNANDES ON 15.12.2002 AT LALPUR7KM AWAY FROM THE PARISH THE SISITERS OF CONGREGATION OF JESUS STARTED ST. MARYS CONVENT & MOUNT ST. MARYS SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE NEIGHBOURS. IT WAS BLESSED AND INAGURATED BY BISHOP IGNATIUSD' SOUZA ON 2ND JUNE 2015.
SHAHJAHANPUR
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St.Raphaels's Church13, Cantt,Shahjahanpur
Phone No : 8126575704
Patron Name : Archangel Raphael
About Parish
SHAHJAHANPUR Mission at Shajahanpur began in 1967. A property with the existing house was bought in 1967, and till 1976 Eucharist was celebrated in a Chapel. From 1976 onwards ,liturgical services are celebrated in St.Mary's Anglican Church which is now known as St.Raphael's Church. The Church was renovated and blessed by Most Rev.Ignatius D'Souza on 22nd March, 2015. Franciscan Clarist Sisters (FCC) were invited to help in the mission field of Shajahanpur in 1974. In the same year St.Paul's School was founded in the same compound. Franciscan Servants of Mary (FSM) sisters have opened a school and convent at Chinour and are helping in pastoral and educational activities of the Parish since 1996
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