PARISH LIST

NAINITAL

• Address
  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.