PARISH LIST

JEOLIKOTE

• Address
  ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH JEOLIKOTE
  Phone No : 0123456789
  Patron Name : ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
  

About Parish

JEOLIKOTE IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL SPOTS IN THE KUMAON HILLS. THE LAND FOR THE MISSION HERE WAS DONATED BY AN ENGLISH ENGINEER IN 1895. BISHOP FRANCIS PESCI SENT A PRIEST AND A BROTHER TO OPEN A NEW MISSION. THE PRESENT ST. JOSEPH'S VILLA WAS THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1897. WHEN U.P WAS AFFECTED BY FAMINE, 75 ORPHANS WERE BROUGHT TO JEOLIKOTE AND THEN THE BUILDING WORK WAS STARTED WHICH IS KNOWN AS ST. ANTHONY'S ORPHANAGE. IBMV SISTER FROM NAINITAL WERE REQUESTED TO LOOK AFTER THE ORPHANAGE. LATER, WITH THE PERMISSION OF BISHOP ANGELO POLI, A SMALL CONVENT AND A PRIMARY SCHOOL WERE BUILT IN. IN 1935, THE SCHOOL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS AN ANGLO-VERNACULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL. AS YEARS PASSED, NEED FOR A NEW BUILDING WAS KEENLY FELT. IN 1958, THE IMPOSING NEW STRUCTURE OF ST. ANTHONY'S SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED. THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF JEOLIKOTE ATTRACHED THE SALESIAN FATHERS (SDB) TO BEGIN A PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL CENTER KNOWN AS SUMEDHA CENTER IN 2007 WITH THE ABLE GUIDANCE OF FR. JOSE PARAPULLY. THE MISSIONARY SISTER OF IMMACULATE (MSI) HELP THE PARISH IN EVANGELICAL AND PASTORAL ACTIVITIES FROM 2009.