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Sagar Diocese
Most Rev. Anthony Chirayath
Bishop of Sagar
Post Box No. 32
Sagar Cantt:
Formed as an Exarchate on Aug.15, 1968 with Msgr. Clemens
as its first Exarch, Pope Paul VI raised it to a diocese on Feb 26, 1977 with
Msgr. Clemens as its first bishop. The
diocese consists of the civil districts of Sagar, Raisen, Vidisha and Guna of
Madhya Pradesh. Have an area of 39020 Sq. Kms and a catholic population of just
6500. Msgr. Clemens was called to
eternal reward and the present bishop; Dr. Joseph Neelankavil was appointed
bishop on Feb 22, 1987.
Address
Bishop's
House, P.B. No.32
Sagar
Cant., Madhya Pradesh 470001,
Phone: 91-752-22633
Fax:
91-752-22175
Dicesan Officials:-
A. Local Ordinary:-
Rector Fr.Robin
Pullockaran
Address: Sagar
Bishop's House
City: Sagar
State: M.P.
Zip: 470001
Phone: 910758222633
Fax: 910758222175
E-mail: bishop@sancharnet.in
Fax: 22175
Bishop(s) Most
Rev. Anthony Chirayath
Bishop of Sagar
Post Box No. 32
Sagar Cantt:
India
Tel.: (O) 07582-222633, (P) 07582-325851
Fax: 07582-222175
Mob: 9425425006
E- mail (P): anthonychirayath@yahoo.com
E-email (O): sagardiocese@yahoo.com
Bishop
Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I., Bishop Emeritus
Past and Present Ordinaries:-
Clement Thottungal, C.M.I. † (29 Jul 1968 Appointed - 20 Dec 1986 Retired)
Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I. (20 Dec 1986 Appointed - 2 Feb 2006 Retired)
Anthony Chirayath (2
Feb 2006 Appointed - )
B. Other Diocesan Officials:-
Protocyncellus
Rev. Fr. Vincent Akkara.
Chancellor
Rev. Fr. Paul Robin
Thekkath.
Finance
Officer Rev. Fr. Shaju Devassy.
Notary
Rev. Fr. Paul Robin
Thekkath
Finance Council Mar.
Anthony Chirayath,
Rev. Fr. Vincent Akkara,
Rev. Fr. Shaju Devassy,
Rev. Fr. Paul Robin Thekkath.
Eparchial
Consultors Rev. Fr. Vincent Akkara, Rev. Fr. Paul
Robin
Thekkath. (Secretary), Rev. Fr.
Shaju Devassy,
Rev. Fr. Joseph Chirayath, Rev.
Fr. Thomas
Attummel, Rev. Fr. Nidheesh
Jacob Inter-
Eparchial Sagar-Satna Tribunal Fr.
George
Thanchan cmi (Judicial Vicar),
Rev. Fr. Thomas
Attummel (Judge), Rev. Fr. Joseph
Valiamplackal
(Diocese of Satna) (Judge),
Rev. Sr. Saumya SJ(Judge).
Defender of Bond Rev. Fr. Sebastian Nedungattil
Promoter
of Justice Rev. Fr. Vincent Akkara.
Director
of Seminarians Rev. Fr. Vincent Akkara
Vocation
Promoter Rev. Fr. Babu Chiriyankandath
Director of Religious
Women
Rev. Fr. Pascal Chackalakal cmi
President
of Diocesan CRIRev. Sr. Flavia, CSJ
Social
Apostolate Rev. Fr. Sabu Puthenpurackal
(Director)
Rev. Fr. Selvichan John (Asst.
Director)
Diocesan
Bulletin Rev. Fr. Rojan Chirayath
Diocesan
Website Rev. Fr. Shaju Devassy
Education
Rev.Fr. Thomas Attummel
Pontifical
Youth Rev.
Fr. Joseph Arikkat
Media
and Proclamation Rev. Fr. Joseph Arikkat,
Rev. Fr. Paul Pallipadan CMI
Catechetics
Rev. Fr. Michael
Palamparambil
Family
and Laity Rev. Fr. Thomas Lal Pathil
Land
and Construction Ex-Officio Members, Rev. Fr. Paul Ben cmi,
Rev.
Fr. Sabu Puthenpurackal,
Rev. Fr. Robin Pullokaran.
Ecumenism
and Dialogue Rev. Fr. Thomas Lal Pathil
Public
Relations (PRO) Rev. Fr. Sabu Puthenpurackal
Justice
& Peace Rev. Fr. John Patrick, Rev. Fr.
James Kadavi, Rev.
Fr. Regi Thomas, Rev. Sr. Satya
SJ.
Rev. Fr. Robin Pullokaran,
Bible
& Liturgy Rev. Fr. Michael Palamparambil
STATISTICS:-
A. Catholic
Population:-
Type of
Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated:
26 February 1977
Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of
Rite: Syro-Malabarese
Country:
Square
Kilometers: 39,020 (15,071
Square Miles)
Mailing
Address:
Telephone:
(07582) 22633
Year 1970 2003 2004
Catholics 1,480 6,600 6,710
Total
Population 1,697,175 4,538,500 4,538,500
Percent Catholic .1% .1% .1%
B. Diocesan & Religious Priests :-
Diocesan Priests 2 19 20
Religious
Priests 13 21 16
Total Priests 15 40 35
Catholics Per Priest 98 165 186
C. Deacons:-
Permanent
Deacons 1 1
D. Religious Brothers, Sisters:-
Brothers
Religious 15 26 30
Sisters
Religious 30 209 219
E. Lay Missionaries, Catechists:-
F. Major Seminary, Seminaries:-
Priests
& Seminarians: 55
Alex
Pulickaparambil (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese: Irinjalakuda
Home Phone: 0480-2743541
Date of Birth: 18/09/1978
Ordination Date: 19/03/2005 Feast Day: -
Address:
Sironj-464 228,
Vidisha Dt. M.P.
Phone: 07591-253054,
09425451596
Email:
alexkerala@gmail.com
Ajo Thomas
Kakkaruparambil (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese:
Changanasery
Home Phone:
0477-2703347
Date of Birth:
15/10/1978
Ordination Date:
04/05/2006 Feast Day: July 3
Address: Christu
Niwas, Naisarai, Shadora Via,
Ashoknagar Dt. M.P.
473 330
Phone: 07541-246616,
09425760894
Email:
ajosagar@rediffmail.com
Home Parish: Mala
Home Diocese:
Irinjalakuda
Home Phone:
0480-2778433
Date of Birth:
04/07/1979
Ordination Date:
03/05/2006 Feast Day: June13
Address: Hydrabad
Phone:
09966654532
Email:
antsagar@rediffmail.com
Babu John
Chiriyankandath (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Manaloor
West
Home Diocese:
Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2621177
Date of Birth:
02/11/1976
Ordination Date:
01/04/2003 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Vandana
Bhavan, Jaisi Nagar,
Sagar. M.P.
470125.
Phone: 07582-270119,
09425635976
Email:
cbjsagar@yahoo.co.in
Benny Kallingal
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Irinjalakuda
Home Diocese:
Irinjalakuda
Home Phone:
09447234406
Date of Birth:
15/11/1978
Ordination Date:
19/03/2005 Feast Day: April 23
Address:
Vidisha, M.P. 464
002.
Phone: 07592-250486,
09826823685
Email:
kallingalbenny@yahoo.co.uk
Biju Thottankara (Diocesan
Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese:
Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0484-2641256
Date of Birth: 31/12/1969
Ordination Date:
15/10/1994 Feast Day: June 29
Address: St. Mary’s Church,
Dourana P.O.
Guna Dt. M.P.
Phone: 07544-262130,
09425467124
Email:
David Mathew Chakiath
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: St.
Antony's Church, Elavoor
Home Diocese:
Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0484-2471098
Date of Birth:
17/01/1967
Ordination Date:
15/10/1994 Feast Day: January 20
Address:
Ashoknagar. 473 331
M.P.
Phone: 07543-225232,
09425171843
Email:
davidm67@rediffmail.com
Fijo Chiramel (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: St.
Antony's Church, Puthenpeedika
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2270767
Date of Birth:
12/03/1976
Ordination Date:
06/04/2002 Feast Day: June 29
Address:
Udaipura P.O.,
Dt.Raisen, M.P. 464
337
Phone: 07485-200115,
09425188978
Email:
fijogeorge@rediffmail.com
James Kadavi (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Marthakara
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2356902
Date of Birth:
06/05/1971
Ordination Date: 19/03/2001 Feast Day: Jannuary 20
Address: Sacred
Bina,
Sagar Dt., 470 441
M.P.
Phone: 07580-222098,
09425653204
Email:
kadavichan@yahoo.co.in
Joby Chirayath (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese:
Home Phone:
09895870500
Date of Birth:
13/06/1972
Ordination Date:
23/02/1998 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Pushpa Vidhyalaya, Silwani,
Raisen Dt. M.P. 464
886.
Phone: 07484-240410,
09826773447
Email:
jobychirayath@yahoo.com
John Patrick (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese:
Home Phone:
09993164720
Date of Birth:
31/12/1969
Ordination Date:
16/01/1996 Feast Day: March 17
Address:
Raisen Dt. M.P.
Phone: 07487-272845,
09893348170
Email:
Jolly Joseph Pathiyamoola (Diocesan
Priest)
Home Parish: Pallipuram
Home Diocese:
Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0478-2552068
Date of Birth:
23/10/1973
Ordination Date:
06/04/2002 Feast Day: April 23
Address:
Bareth Road,
Vidisha Dt.M.P.464
221.
Phone: 07594-220519,
09425492760
Email:
jollypath@yahoo.com
Jose Lee Cyrakkove (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: St.
Xavier's Church, Kannankara
@Home Diocese: Kottayam
Home Phone: 0478-2582371
Date of Birth: 17/10/1972
Ordination Date: 19/03/2001 Feast
Day: March 19
Address: Bishop's House, P.B. No.
32,
Sagar Cantt, M.P 470001
Phone: 09424450390
Email: jcyrakkovegmail.com
Jose Malekudy
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese:
Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0484-2644045
Date of Birth:
31/12/1969
Ordination Date:
15/10/1994 Feast Day: March 19
Address: On Leave
Phone:
094254527579
Email:
jmalekudy@yahoo.com
Joseph Arikkat
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Ponganamkad
Home Diocese:
Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2695706
Date of Birth:
06/05/1964
Ordination Date:
21/02/1997 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Mariya Vidya Sadan Dhanasari,
Samnapur P.O. Bareli ,
Raisen (Dt). M.P. 464
668
Phone: 09425652087
Email:
j_arikkat@yahoo.com
Mathachan Vamattam
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: St.
George Forane Church, Vazhakulam
Home Diocese:
Kothamangalam
Home Phone:
0485-2260739
Date of Birth:
11/02/1945
Ordination Date:
16/04/1977 Feast Day: Sep 21
Address: Jesubhavan, Rehli P.O.,
Sagar Dt. M.P.470
2274
Phone: 07585-256609,
09424450069
Email:
Nidheesh Jacob
Adoppillil (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Our Lady
of
Home Diocese: Kottayam
Home Phone:
0460-2230596
Date of Birth:
22/08/1974
Ordination Date:
19/03/2001 Feast Day: May 3
Address: Little
Raisen Dt. 464 884.
M.P.
Phone: 09425464420
Email:
nidheeshjacob@gmail.com, nidheeshjacob@yahoo.co.uk
Paul Chungath
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Kuriachira
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: 0487-2250057
Date of Birth:
23/03/1964
Ordination Date:
22/02/1994 Feast Day: June 29
Address: Parrocchia S.
Giuseppe Cottolengo,
Viale di Valle Aurelia, 62,00167
Rome, Italy
Phone: 0039-06
-39724175, 003933871133558
Email:
chungath64@hotmail.com
Paul Robin Thekkath
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Manaloor
North
Home Diocese:
Trichur
Home Phone: 0487 -
2631620
Date of Birth:
02/01/1981
Ordination Date:
21/10/2006 Feast Day: June 29
Address: Bishop’s House, P.B.
No.32,
Sagar Cantt 470 001
M.P.
Phone: 07582-222633,
09425693553
Email:
paulrobin81@yahoo.co.in
Regi Thomas (Diocesan
Priest)
Home Parish:
Home Diocese: Kottayam
Home Phone:
0487-2621177
Date of Birth:
01/04/1974
Ordination Date:
01/04/2003 Feast Day: July 3
Address: Dharmaram
Vidya Khetra,
Phone: 09886821114
Email:
reginjarala@rediffmail.com
Robin Devassy
Pullokaran (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Irinjalakuda
Home Diocese:
Irinjalakuda
Home Phone:
0480-2829320
Date of
Birth: 08/11/1970
Ordination
Date: 23/02/1998 Feast Day: January
20
Address: P.B.No.4, Sagar470001 M.P.
Phone:07582-309208,09425636397
Email: devassyph@gmail.com
Rojan Chirayath
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Puthenpeedika Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone:
022-28126392 Date of Birth: 01/05/1976
Ordination Date:
06/04/2002 Feast Day: July 31
Address: Carlo
Emanuele I, 46, 00185, Roma.
Phone: 00390677267148
Email:
rojan2110@rediffmail.com, rojan2110@gmail.com
Sabu Puthenpurackal
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Paloothara Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0478-2582712 Date of Birth:
14/03/1967
Ordination Date:
22/02/1994 Feast Day: July 15
Address: MVSS, Bararu,
Sagar 470 001 M.P.
Phone: 07582-329225, 09425451378
Email: sputhenpurackal@yahoo.com
Sebastian Nedumgatil
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0484-2649751 Date of Birth:
22/04/1954
Ordination Date:
21/04/1982 Feast Day: Jan 20
Address:
Phone: 07582-223783, 09302912326
Email: sebinsagar@yahoo.co.in
Selvichan John
Thumbayil (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Pallipuram Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0478-2552615 Date of Birth:
26/08/1974
Ordination Date: 18/04/2004 Feast Day: April 23
Address: Chavra Vidya Bahvan,
Mandideep, Raisen Dt, 462 048
Phone: 07480-233596, 09425653146
Email:
selvinsagar@rediffmail.com
Shaju Devassy
Thiruthanathil (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Amalapuram Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0484-2691935 Date of Birth: 25/01/1974
Ordination Date:
19/03/2001 Feast Day: July 3
Address: Bishop's
House, P.B. No. 32, Sagar Cantt, M.P
Phone: 07582-222633, 09425133563
Email:
shajusagar@rediffmail.com, shajusagar@yahoo.co.in
Stephen Panna
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese: Kunkuri
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 31/12/1969
Ordination Date:
28/12/1995 Feast Day: December 26
Address: On Leave for
one year
Phone: 09425358881
Email:
Thomas Attummel
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Chalil Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
0478-2583264 Date of Birth:
01/04/1955
Ordination Date:
20/04/1982 Feast Day: July 3
Address:
Phone: 07592-250486, 09425028679
Email: tattummel@yahoo.co.in
Thoms Lal Pathil
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese: Changanasery
Home Phone:
0477-2702729 Date of Birth:
31/12/1969
Ordination Date:
02/01/1996 Feast Day: July 3
Address: Jesu Bhavan,
Shahgarh P.O.Sagar Dt., 470 339 M.P.
Phone: 07583-259242,
09425436670 Email:
Varghese Alengadan
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 30/12/1952
Ordination Date:
31/03/1981 Feast Day: April 3
Address: Universal Solidarity
Movement, 100 Saket Nagar,
Phone: 0731-2566018, 09893031981
Email: dharma@sancharnet.in, usmindore@yahoo.co.in
Vincent Akkara
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2643748 Date of Birth:
10/11/1960
Ordination Date:
22/02/1994 Feast Day: September 27
Address: Bishop’s House, P.B.
No.32, Sagar Cantt 470 001 M.P.
22633, 09425451383
Email: vincent10@rediffmail.com
Paul Ben Nettikkadan
CMI (Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Meloor
Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone: 0480-2702918,
0484-2354980 Date of Birth: 11/02/1941
Ordination Date:
01/12/1964 Feast Day: June 30
Address: Bishop's House, P.B. No.
32, Sagar Cantt, M.P. 470 001
Phone 07582-222633,09425359177 Email:
frpaulben@yahoo.co.in
George Chakkalackal
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Varandrappilly Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 07/03/1941
Ordination Date:
05/17/1970 Feast Day: April 23
Address:
Phone: 07582 – 289232, 9302911522
Email: carmela@sancharnet.in
Paschal Chakkalakal
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Meladoor Home
Diocese: Irinjalkuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 05/07/1936
Ordination Date:
12/01/1964 Feast Day: May 17
Address: Christ Home,
P.B.No.15, Guna - 473001 - M.P.
Phone: 07542 – 226434, 227486
Email:
Sebi Edattukaran
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Mala Home
Diocese: Irinjalkuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 12/01/1963
Ordination Date:
01/02/1993 Feast Day: Jan 20
Address: Christ Home,
P.B.No.15, Guna - 473001 - M.P.
Phone: 07542 – 226434, 9425131641
Email: sebiedattukaran@yahoo.co.in
George Philip
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Meladoor
Home Diocese: Irinjalkuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 06/28/1940
Ordination Date:
05/20/2001 Feast Day: April 23
Address:
Phone: 07482-222980, 9424327896
Email:
Francis
Muringathuparambil (Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Varandrappilly Home
Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 09/02/1964
Ordination Date:
01/01/1998 Feast Day: October 4
Address: Christ Home,
P.B.No.15, Guna - 473001 - M.P.
Phone: 07542 – 226434, 227486
Email:
John Vazhappilly
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Velur
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 05/03/1963
Ordination Date:
29/12/1992 Feast Day: December 27
Address: Pushpa Ashram, R.D.S.S.,
Silwani P.O., Raisen Dt.- 464 886 M.P
Phone: 07484 – 240534 (O), 240407 (R)
Email:
Paulson Thaliath
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Meladoor
Home Diocese: Irinjalkuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 19/03/1965
Ordination Date:
31/12/1994 Feast Day: June 30
Address:
Phone: 07582 – 289232, 9425693258
Email: paulsontt@yahoo.co.in
Michael Palamparampil
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Puthur
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 02/06/1942
Ordination Date:
28/12/1974 Feast Day: Sept 29
Address: Vinayalaya, New Christian
Colony, Sagar Cantt - 470001, M.P.
Phone: 07582 – 237843
Email:
satyavan@sancharnet.in
Paul Pallippadan CMI
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Ampazhakad Home Diocese: Irinjalkuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 18/02/1941
Ordination Date:
17/05/1970 Feast Day: June 20
Address: St. Mary’s S.M.A. Centre,
Sevashram, Tulsipar P.O Begumganj 464 881 Raisen Dt. M.P.
Phone:07487-252101,9425493120
Email:
paulpallipadan@hotmail.com
Thomas Philip
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese:
Home Phone:
0426-2227227 Date of Birth: 02/06/1975
Ordination Date:
08/07/2004 Feast Day: July 3
M.P. 470 001
Phone: 07582-289352, 09425768994
Email: chemban@rediffmail.com
Dn. Varghese Savari
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese:
Home Phone:
0442-3615550 Date of Birth: 08/04/1952
Ordination Date:
22/02/1989 Feast Day: April 23
Address: Asha Bhavan Health Centre,
Sultanpur P.O., Semrikalan. Raisen Dt. 464986. M.P.
Phone: 07480-243347,
09425917000 Email:
Manoj Toppo (Diocesan
Priest)
Home Parish: Musgutri
Home Diocese: Jaspur
Home Phone:
09447527207 Date of Birth: 13 Feb 1978
Ordination Date:
01/05/2007 Feast Day: May 1
Address: San Joe Major Seminary,
P.B.No. 31, Sagar Cantt, M.P.
Phone:07582-270017,9424488369
Email:
manojsagar@rediffmail.com
Joseph Chirayath (Diocesan
Priest)
Home Parish: Home Diocese:
Home Phone:
0488-2237189 Date of Birth: 31.05.1942
Ordination Date:
22.04.1972 Feast Day: Mar 19
Address:
Phone: 07541-280270, 243120 , 09826068036
Email:
Johnson Koovely (Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Mambra Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone:
09447527207 Date of Birth: 30/12/1978
Ordination Date:
08/05/2007 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Satya Marg
Sadan, Mohanpur, Guna Dt. M.P.
Phone:07542-282560,9424488363Email:
koovelisagar@rediffmail.com
Philip Alummoottil
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish:
Mundupalam Home Diocese: Changanacherry
Home Phone:
09447527207 Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1974
Ordination Date:
10/05/2007 Feast Day: May 3
Address:
Phone: 07480-233596, 9424488364
Email: philipallu@rediffmail.com
Devamitra Neelankavil
(Diocesan Priest)
Home Parish: St. Mary's Church,
Peramangalam Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone:
0487-2211249 Date of Birth: 22/08/1977
Ordination Date: 23/04/2003
Feast Day:
Address: Via
Torino-94, 00184, Roma, Italia.
Phone: 0039-3386451084
Email: vdevamitra@gmail.com
Biju Savio Thekkekara
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Thalore
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 8/16/1975
Ordination Date:
12/28/2005 Feast Day: March 19
Address: R.D.S.S.
Silwani, Raisen Dt. M.P.
Phone:
Email:
George Vadassery
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Kormala
Home Diocese: Irinjalakuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 16/12/1967
Ordination Date:
27/12/1996 Feast Day: April 23
Address: Christ Home,
P.B.No.15, Guna - 473001 - M.P.
Phone: 07542 – 226434, 227486
Email:
Paul Perumbilly
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Karuvannur Home Diocese: Irinjalakuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 19/04/1947
Ordination Date:
27/12/1977 Feast Day: June 30
Address: Asha Bhavan Health
Centre, Sultanpur P.O., Semrikalan. Raisen Dt. 464986. M.P.
Phone: 07480-243347
Email:
Solomon
Kadambattuparambil (Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Kuzhikkattussery Home Diocese: Irinjalakuda
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 21/03/1971
Ordination Date:
02/01/2006 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Tada
Phone:
Email:
George H. Therooparampil
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Chakkaraparambu Home Diocese: Ernakulam
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 21/11/1937
Ordination Date:
01/12/1964 Feast Day: April 23
Address:
Phone: 07582 – 289232, 9302911522
Email:
Anil M. Pazhooppallil
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish:
Pathiripadam Home Diocese: Mananthavady
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 03/12/1974
Ordination Date:
02/01/2005 Feast Day: July 3
Address: Pradeep Bhavan, P.O
Pratapgargh, Via Devari, Raisen Dt. – 464 774 M.P.
Phone: 07484 - 284238
Email:
Joseph Kannanaickal
(Religious Priest)
Home Parish: Arampilly
Home Diocese: Trichur
Home Phone: Date of Birth: 14/04/1969
Ordination Date:
02/01/2002 Feast Day: March 19
Address: Seva Sadan, Bamhori,
Phone: 07484-245833 Email:
kannan@telkomsa.net
G. Deanaries,
if any:-
Parishes 3 26 25
Parishes & Mission Stations:-
Diocesan
Activities and Organisations
A. Major
Commissions and Organisations:-
St. Raphael's
Cathedral, Sagar
The Present St.
Raphael’s Church came into existence on Oct.24, 1890, when it was blessed by
Dr. Francis Pesi, Vicar - Apostolic of t was due to his hard work and efforts
that the church building was constructed. Before Fr. Raphael came to
Sagar, priests from Kamptee used to visit Sagar twice or thrice a year during
the period from 1850 to 1860.
In 1860 Fr.
Raphael came to Sagar. In earlier days, the parish was under
Address:
St. Rapael's
Cathedral Church,
P.B. No.32,
Sagar Cantt. M.P.
Phone (07582) 223783
Patron Raphael, the Archangel
Parish
Priests Fr. Biju
Thottankara
No. of
Families 115
No. of
Catholics 750
Activities Sunday Catechism,
Catholic Yuva Sangh, Weekly Rosaries & Family Visits, Mathru & Pithru
Sangh
Sacred Heart Church & School, Isagarh
Sacred Heart
Church: Isagarh is a Tahsil under the newly erected district of
Ashok Nagar. It was erected as a district on the 15th of August
2003. It was previously under the district of Guna. Isagarh is 40 kilometers
far from the district head quarters. As a newly erected district, the district
administration is starting with adult education, non-formal education, health
care programmes etc. This mission station was started in 2005. The project area
Isagarh is known to be an ancient Christian town. Even now we have Catholic
population in and around Isagarh. At present we have 26 Catholic families
living there. They are living in the far away villages.
The
Diocesan Family and Laity Commission
The
Diocesan Family and Laity Commission
was formed in 1999. The objectives of the commission are the spiritual,
psychological and moral formation of the laity. Faith and character formation
of families and laity guarantees peaceful and joyful family life. The diocesan
director is Rev. Fr. Thomas Lal Pathil and Co-ordinators are Rev. Sr. Alice
S.J. and Mr. Robert James.
To organize laity is the task. Laity has been
divided into Pithru Sangh and Mathru Sangh for the married couples. The central
diocesan Co-ordinators help forming units in the parish and local level.
Spiritual Renewal programmes, Bible Convention,
Night Vigils, Awareness programmes Marriage preparation programmes etc. are
some of the means employed to strengthen the faith and unity of the laity.
Marriage Preparation courses are held for the would-be couples of marriageable
age. Without attending any of these regular courses in the year, permission for
marriage is not granted. Follow-up courses and programmes help the young
couples to face the usual challenges in the married life. Courses on
child-bearing and child rearing help fresh mothers to take their call with
meaning and dedication. These courses or seminars are helps to our faith
back-ground.
The programmes on marriage and married life for
tribals could enlighten them very much. The very Christian approach to marriage
and family enchants tribals of different communities which promote them to
embrace Church and Christ. The commission has the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary
and Joseph as its model and patron.
Address
Director,
Family
& Laity Commission,
Bishop's
House,
P.B. No.
32,
Sagar
Cantt, 470001.
Fr.
Thomas Lal Pathil,
Director,
Family & Laity,
Jesubhavan
Church,
Shahgarh,
Sagar Dt. - 470 339, M.P.
Phone 07583-259242, 09826257579
Youth Centres (deatails
not available)
Ecumenism & Dialogue
MISSION STATEMENT: To invigorate the conscience of all the
people regardless of religion, creed and ethnicity through a gathering of those
who will seek to transform the hearts and minds of people, and to help promote
a culture of peace and healing, and to leave a legacy of spirited groups of
people of every religion and spiritual community who will speak out with a
united voice against intolerance, prejudice, violence and injustice
particularly in times of stress and communal violence, and will work together
for social, political, cultural, religious and economic justice, harmony and
peace. India is a land known for its pluralism and diversity. It is a land of
many religions, diverse cultures, numerous languages and multiple life-style.
In this context, the two-fold mission of the Church, namely, Witness and
Service, in relation to Ecumenism and Dialogue receive special significance and
greater importance.
Christian witness presupposes a deeper unity and strong
sense of community among Christians. ?By baptism we are one in Christ Jesus?
says St.Paul (Gal.3:28). Hence the existing divisions among Christians is an
open contradiction to the mission, stumbling block to the world, and an
anti-witness to the Will of Christ who prayed to the Father, ?That they may all
be One? (Jn.17:21).
Secondly, in a multi-religious society like India, it is
the Spirit of Witness and Service that should motivate Christians initiatives
for inter-religious dialogue. This will certainly pave the way for religious
harmony and mutual collaboration among all believers to establish a harmonious
society where every citizen of India can enjoy true freedom, real friendship
and full justice irrespective of caste and creed. It is in response to this
call the Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue has launched in the Diocese of
Sagar. It covers inter-faith dialogue, ecumenism between the different
Christian denominations and dialogue with the people of other religions.
Usually all the programmes of the commission are organized
at the Diocesan level, but in case of necessity some of the programmes are also
conducted at zonal/district level. Through input sessions, case studies,
workshops and general discussions, the participants are motivated for deeper
involvement in their respective areas for the promotion of Christian unity and
Inter-Religious harmony. Through the support of many like-minded people and
voluntary organizations for peace and communal harmony, the Commission
visualizes to build up a new society where the Gospel Values can be preached
and practiced.
Director : Fr. Thomas Lal Pathil
Address :
Fr. Thomas Lal Pathil
Director,
Commission for Ecumenism and
Dialogue,
Bishop’s House,
P.B.No.32,
Sagar-470 001, M.P.
Catechatical Department
Diocesan Catechetical Department
functions as animator and executer of faith formation of young boys and girls
of the Diocese. Apart from regular
Sunday religion classes, special preparation programmes are arranged for first
communion, confession, confirmation etc. by the respective
parishes/centers. Text books,
examination etc are the responsibility of the Department. Scholarships, awards are envisaged by the
Department for good performances. For
encouraging the talents of the youth, the department holds competitions in
different art items.
One of the important functions
of the Department is the maintenance and strengthening of the Catechist
population and their activities. These
are scattered in various parts of the diocese and centers. It is naturally joint effort - jointly by the
department and parish units. Major work
of Evangelization is successfully done by catechists under the local direction
of the parish/centre. The promotion of
pastoral work and catechetical activities varies from center to center. In many centers these two works cannot be
separated. Catechists are given renewal
courses or they are sent to participate in such courses. The hard work they do selflessly is to be
encouraged and strengthened. Because the
results of their work becomes evident and observed only after a long,
persevering commitment. The most
important factor to be attended to is the Catechist himself, his faith, his
love for the church, his endurance. The
words of Our Lord regarding the disciples "you are the salt of the earth
and light of the world" is more true about them than ordinary Christians.
Address
Director,
Catechetical Department,
Bishop's House,
P.B. No. 32,
Sagar Cantt, M.P.470001.
Phone 07580-222633
Bible
& Liturgy
(etails not available)
Holy
Childhood (details not available)
B. Catholic Educational Institutions:-
1. Little Flower School, Gairatganj
2. St. Thomas Shanti Bhavan, Barodia
3. St. Xavier’s School, Sanchi
4. Sacred Heart Church & K.G School,
Bina
5. Sevashram, Tulsipar
Little
Flower School, Gairatganj
Little Flower School : The idea of starting a mission
centre at Gairatganj, on the Bhopal – Sagar Road, was first conceived by Bishop Mar Joseph Pastor Neelankavil. The
pioneer missionary of the centre, Fr. David Mathew, was appointed as the
priest-in-charge of the station in the year 1995. It had a very humble
beginning with the establishment of a Kindergarten in a rented building in the
year 1995, staffed by the Sisters of St. Martha from Kerala. With the support of the people of the area,
Fr. David Mathew succeeded in purchasing 8 acres of land for school and mission
centre, 2 km away from the city. It was registered on 15-04-1995. That was the
beginning of Christian missionary presence in and around Gairatganj. As the
mission centre is dedicated to St. Theresa of Child Jesus, it is named as
Pushpa Nagar.
On 1st July 1995 admission to the Kindergarten began, two
days later, Sr. Leema and Sr. Jeena John, the first members of the community of
sisters, arrived and began to assist in the school apostolate. On 15 July 1995
Sr. Nisha too joined the community. The formal inauguration of Little Flower
Kindergarten was on 09-07-95 by Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, the Bishop of Sagar
in the presence of many local people. On
June 1996 the Bishop laid foundation stone for little Flower School at the new
site. In May 1997 Fr. John A. Patrick the then assistant priest-in-charge along
with the community of Sisters began staying in a storehouse built in the school
campus at Pushpanagar. The school was shifted to the new building on 1st July
1997 with the establishment of the Standard section. Fr. Paul Pallipaden was priest-in-charge of
Begumganj. He had also charge of
Gairathganj. He used to come to give
valuable advice to the resident assistant priest-in-charge Fr. John Patrick for
the steady growth of the institution. On 26 Dec 1998 Fr. Stephen Panna took
charge as the priest-in-charge of Gairatganj mission. The credit for receiving
sufficient foreign fund for the construction of the present Little Flower
School goes to him. He started from where his predecessor left and directed the
institution into an advanced stage. On 12 Feb 2000 after the transfer of Fr.
Stephen Panna, Dn. Varghese Savari was appointed as the Manager of Little
Flower School. He succeeded in getting permanent electricity connection for the
school under the SMG scheme. On 15 May 2001 Fr. Nidheesh Adoppillil took charge
as the priest-in-charge of Gairatganj mission. During the academic year 2001 –
2002 the school got formal recognition from the M.P. Board and 31 students, for the first time, appeared for
the 5th Standard Board Examination. While all of them passed with 1st division,
six of them topped meritoriously in the district level. Bishop Mar Joseph
Pastor Neelankavil laid the Foundation stone for Little Flower Convent on 16
Dec. 2001. The work progressed steadily and on 5th Oct 2002 the Convent was
blessed by him.
St. Thomas Shanti Bhavan, Barodia
St. Thomas Shanti Bhavan : Barodia is a small town about
50 k.m. away from Sagar on Jhansi road. It is a grampanchayath comprising of
many villages, with the population of 6600. Barodia mission was started on July
3rd on the feast day of St. Thomas in
1991 in a rented room with the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Martha. Rt.
Rev. Bp. Joseph Pastor Neelankavil blessed the house solemnly on the feast day
and dedicated the house to the apostle St. Thomas. Sisters Ancy and Leena were the pioneers of
the convent. Rev. Fr. Thomas Attummel was the first priest in-charge and Rev.
Dn. Varghese Savari was the station in-charge. The prime aim of this station is
to work for the integral development of the people of the surrounding villages.
Various programmes are carried out in 8 of these villages, which includes
dispensary, tuition centre, tailoring centre, non-formal education, creches,
mahila mandal, health programs and camps for the villagers. Later the diocese bought a few acres of land
and constructed a convent and boarding for the girls.
According
to the needs of the villagers, they started SMCS and SHG programmes for them.
There is a small Christian community in Barodia and Malthon, which is 10 k.m.
away in the highway. The priest
in-charge from Khajooria offers Holy Mass twice every week. Since there is no
church building in Malthon, holy mass is celebrated in Christian homes. Rev. Frs. Sebastian Nedungattil and Fr. John
Oravankara have served this institution for few years as priests-in-charge. The former presbytery now accommodates a good
number of poor girls who frequent local schools. The sisters are involved in the Tuberculosis
eradication programme in the nearby villages.
St. Xavier’s School,
Sanchi
It was
a cherished desire of Bp. Joseph Pastor Neelankavil to have a centre, in the
tourist town of Sanchi, renowned for Buddha Stupas. Entry point was school. So in 1994 on June 18th a Kinder Garten was
started in a rented house of the housing colony in Sanchi town. Also sisters - Sisters of Jesus – reached to
stay in another rented house and staff the school; blessing of the convent was
on 19th June. Soon Fr. Joseph Chirayath
who took care of the Sanchi Centre as priest-in-charge, was invited by a Mr.
Jhade the executive engineer of the Sada.
By 1995, April Fr. Joseph Chirayath managed to buy five acres of land on
the Raisen-Vidisha road free of the en-cumbrances of the Tourist
department. It was registered on 25th
April. Although the school was
inaugurated in the Sada in 1994, the foundation stone for the school building
in the new land was laid only on 13th February 1998, overcoming all official
hurdles. The construction of the school
was over and was shifted to the new venue on first August 1999. The sisters were accommodated temporarily in
the vacant class room. In 2001 the
construction of the church and presbytery began in full swing. It was over by August 2001 and was
inaugurated on 18th August. The sisters
stay in the present presbytery as their convent. Priests quarters, convent, school and church
were built one after another. The
present strength in the school is 325 with 8 classes, besides K.G and Nursery.
Sacred Heart Church
& K.G School, Bina
1.
Sacred Heart Church : The foundation
stone of the Church was laid by Bp. A. Poli on 21st February 1919. Then Bina was part of Allahabad diocese. With the generous contribution from the
Indian Railway and Catholics of Bina, the construction of the present church
was completed and blessed under the titleSacred Heart. The presbytery was built by Fr. Bots O’Pream.
By this time Bina was under thediocese of Jabalpur. In 1963, when Bhopal was raised as
Archdiocese, Bina came under its jurisdiction.
It was handed over to Sagar exarchate in 1968. The residence for C.M.C sisters was started on 20th January 1970. Sr. Mary Zacharia, Sr. Rogellus, Sr.
Climacus, Sr. Jasintha and Sr. Vivian were the first five members of the
convent. Fr. Basil C.M.I was the parish
priest. After two months Fr. Thomas
Vazheparambil C.M.I became the parish priest.
2. Pavitra Hridai Nursery : Nursery school was started on
15th July 1970. Sisters render service to the parish in running
nursery school, the dispensary and the tailoring centre. The parish built a new nursery and K.G.
school building in 1994.
Sevashram, Tulsipar
The idea of opening a village mission centre at Tulsipar
was conceived by Fr. Paul Pallipaden C.M.I, the priest-in-charge of St. Thomas
church at Begumganj. Fr. Paul came forward to execute the master plan of the
Diocese of Sagar mission to penetrate into the interior village in order to
create a better society after the model of the kingdom values. Keeping this
view in mind Fr .Paul Pallipaden along with two of the Benedictine sisters of
St. Lioba, Srs. Rose Mary and Jyothi, started to visit around 60 villages in
Begumganj Tahsil in 1988. After making a good rapport with the people and
detailed study of the villages, they proposed to begin the new mission center
at Tulsipar. Thus, from 1989 on wards
non–formal schools and tailoring classes were opened to the most deserving
people under the guidance of the sisters. As days passed people began
recognizing their selfless service Mr. Devi Praseprasad, a humble and gentle
villager, gave free two rooms of his house for the sisters to stay. On 25th
April 1990 Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph pastor Neelankavil informally blessed and
inaugurated the new centre “SEVASHRAM” at Tulsipar as the jubilee memorial of
the first batch of the Benedictine sisters of St. Lioba, Srs Vianney, Mary
Thomas and Virginia. Many priests, sisters, brothers and villagers were present
there to witness the ceremony, Till 1993, four sisters and fathers stayed in
the rooms provided just as the poor villagers live, observing their customs and
traditions.
“SEVASHRAM” the name of the centre
signifies the nature of the mission of the centre, i.e. Service rooted in God
experience, Prayer, Contemplative action and active contemplation. After a long
stay two acres of land was purchased at Tulsipar adjacent to Begumganj –
Sultanganj road. After making the preliminary works, the land was registered on
15th May 1992. Later two more acres of land, close to the existing land, was
bought. Then a temporary store house was constructed at the new site and the
sisters shifted to the same on 1st May 1993.
In the initial stage, sisters began conducting the people through
various social and humanitarian activities such as vocational training
programmes, medical help through mobile clinic, Non – formal school, Mahila
Mandals, Youth camps and regular family visits. There is built a hermitage in the campus called “Harmony
Home”. It serves as centre for religious
harmony.
C. Catholic Social Welfare:-
Manav Vikas Seva Sangh
When we look at the history, we find that the practice of
social work is as old as human race itself. Whenever some one was in need,
there came some one to help him out. As the years has passed this concept also
has grown higher and higher. The enthusiasm and response of the people have
boosted and helped the priests and sisters to commit themselves more and more
to work for the developmental activities in a systematic way. As the first step
a society,Manav Vikas Seva Sang (M.V.S.S.) was registered on December 26, 1989
under M.P. Firms and Societies Registration Act with a special stress to work
in the Developmental field. This is the official organization of Sagar Diocese
which looks after the social uplift of the people. The Society is concerned in
the welfare of the community with out the distinction of caste, creed,
religion, race or other limiting considerations, for the betterment of the poor
by rendering formal and non formal education in order to make people aware of
their rights and duties as well as to develop leadership so that they inculcate
the values of truth, justice, equality, love, co operation and brotherhood so
that they shall be liberated from social evils like castesim, communalism. This
mission of society is achieved through different activities. They are:
A. Safe Motherhood and Child Survival Programme
(SMCS)
The objective of this programme is to provide support to
empower women to address their own health and make progress in their life as
well as in their children. This programme is implemented in 60 villages. A
total number of 2350 beneficiaries in 9 centers are taken care of under this
programme. In order to achieve the programme objectives the following package
of services are provided to the programme participants. Safe delivery and
Postnatal/Ante-natal care, growth monitoring and promotion session,
immunization and vitamin A supplementation for children, health and nutrition
education for mothers, home visits, facilitation of women?s group formation,
village health committee formation and monthly in-take of food ration as a
participatory incentive.
B. Other Child Feeding (OCF)
This programme is aimed at to encourage students from the
rural area to continue their further education, supplement their nutritional
in-take and reduce the cost of education by providing food supplement. The
total number of beneficiaries are 690.
C. School Feeding (SF)
This programme is targeted at children who are of
economically deprived sections of the society. It aims at accomplishing regular
attendance of school by all poor children and an increase in the level of
literacy among them especially girls and supplementation of the nutritional
in-take of the children. Under this programme 150 school children of St.
Francis School ? Shampura are benefiting.
D. Individual Heath Cases (IHC) Programme :
Any individual incapable of doing any kind of work and
having no one to look after him/her will be eligible for food assistance under
this category. These individuals are the inmates of a home for the aged which
is managed by an institution. Any individual who is suffering from long term
sickness like TB, Leprosy etc. and as a result is forced to be absent from
work, who is receiving the necessary medical care either as an in-patient or
out-patient at any hospital or clinic is also eligible. Presently 300 patients
are taken care of through this programme.
E. Early Childhood and Development Centre Programme
(ECDC):
This programme is meant for the pre-primary children
aiming at to create a learning experience for the children through joyful
learning techniques of teaching and to increase the attendance of children
through the incentive of spot feeding thereby supplementing their daily
nutritional in-take. Presently 750 children in 30 centers are taken care of.
F. Agriculture Development Programme (ADP) :
The Agriculture programmes are designed to strengthen the
area inhabitants to actively participate in the development process. The
programme is supported by CRS. Presently we have watershed programme in
different centers, which includes the following activities.
Forestation
Land leveling
Farm Bunding
Irrigation/Percolation tanks
Irrigation wells
Compost pits
G. Health Programmes:
T B is seen very common disease in the district of Sagar.
Most of the people of this district are engaged in beedi making. This affects
their health and as a result they become the victims of TB. The Society with
the help of Government hospitals and other agencies help 400 patients
presently.
H. Education Programs:
This program is meant for those school dropouts who
because of poverty cannot pursue their formal education, but are interested in
educating themselves and being literate. We have taken five villages of Guna
district. The program is monitored by Satya Marg Bhavan ? Mohanpur.
I. Animation Programme:
The programme is aimed at improving the quality of the
life of the people. Through this program an awareness for small savings are
created among the people. The specific objective of the program is to make
collective efforts to eliminate the exploitive forces in the locality. So far
we have been successful in forming 42 groups in different villages. These
groups have been taking the on going challenges of the community.
J. Training Programmes:
Every year society is conducing different trainings and
workshops on Animation, Community development, Water harvesting measure etc at
central level and community level to the staff, leaders of the villages, women
and men youth and children.
All the development programs of MVSS have facilitated to
uplift the poor and weaker sections of the society. On this occasion I extent
with sentiments of deep gratitude and my heart felt thanks to every body, who
are taking pains to carry out all the activities in the best possible way they
can for the uplift of the poor and needy.
Address
Fr. Sabu Puthenpurackal
Director, MVSS,
Bararu, Ginda Bararu,
Sagar M.P. 470 001
Phone 07582-329225, 09425451378
D. Social Communications :-
Catechatical Department
Diocesan Catechetical Department functions as
animator and executer of faith formation of young boys and girls of the
Diocese. Apart from regular Sunday
religion classes, special preparation programmes are arranged for first
communion, confession, confirmation etc. by the respective parishes/centers. Text books, examination etc are the
responsibility of the Department.
Scholarships, awards are envisaged by the Department for good
performances. For encouraging the
talents of the youth, the department holds competitions in different art items.
One of the important functions
of the Department is the maintenance and strengthening of the Catechist
population and their activities. These
are scattered in various parts of the diocese and centers. It is naturally joint effort - jointly by the
department and parish units. Major work
of Evangelization is successfully done by catechists under the local direction
of the parish/centre. The promotion of
pastoral work and catechetical activities varies from center to center. In many centers these two works cannot be
separated. Catechists are given renewal
courses or they are sent to participate in such courses. The hard work they do selflessly is to be
encouraged and strengthened. Because the
results of their work becomes evident and observed only after a long,
persevering commitment. The most
important factor to be attended to is the Catechist himself, his faith, his
love for the church, his endurance. The
words of Our Lord regarding the disciples "you are the salt of the earth
and light of the world" is more true about them than ordinary Christians.
Address
Fr. Michael Palamparambil
Director,
Catechetical Department,
Bishop's House,
P.B. No. 32,
Sagar Cantt, M.P.470001
Phone 07580-222633
E. Other Church Organisations And associations:-
Religious
Congregations, Societies and Institutes
A. Religious
Institues of Men
Malabar
Missionary Brothers (MMB) (details not available)
B.
Religious
Institutes of Women
1. Sisters of St. Elizabeth
(C.S.S.E)
2. Sisters of St. Francis
of Assissi (O.S.F.) (Religious Family)
3. Benedictine Sisters of Assissi (O.S.F.)
of St. Lioba(O.S.B)
4. Sisters of St. Francis
5. Sisters of St. Martha (S.S.M.)
6. Congregation of the Holy
Family (C.H.F.)
7. Missionaries Of Charity (M.C.)
8. Congregation of the Mother of Carmel
(C.M.C.)
9. Franciscan Clarist
Congregation (F.C.C)
10. Congregation of Sisters of Charity (CSC)
11. Daughters of St. Anns (DSA)
12. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery
(CSSJ)
13. Congregation of the
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
14. Sisters of Jesus SJ
15. Daughters of St. Thomas
(DST)(Religious Family)
Sisters of St. Elizabeth
(C.S.S.E)
The congregation of sisters of St. Elizabeth was founded in
1925 in Freiburg Germany , by a lady, Mathilde Otto and by Fr. Joseph Oechsler.
The main appostolate is to look after the children when the mothers are sick or
absent from home. Vandana Convent, Guna, is the first house of the congregation
in India . Its members are engaged in various apostolates like education,
nursing and social work.
Generalate Address Mother House, St. Elizabeth Sisters,
79088 - Freiburg , Dreisamsrasse 15/17, West Germany .
Name
of General Mother
Phone
Number ----
Provincial
House Sisters of St. Elizabeth, Indore.
Provicial
Sr. Lincy
Patrons
Day 17th the November
Members
working in the Diocese 12
Sisters
of St. Francis of Assissi (O.S.F.) (Religious Family)
The history of this congregation began in Schwarzbach ,
Germany . A small Franciscan community had been founded there to staff an
orphanage. In the turmoil of the
Kulturkampf the entire community received a dispensation
from their vows. Three of these women, Sisters Alexia Hoell, Alfons Schmid, and
Clara Seiter felt a call to leave Germany . They envisioned a large community
which would meet various needs of the church.
On April 28, 1874, the sisters professed their vows, forming a new
congregation at New Cassel, Wisconsin Later, the motherhouse was established in
Milwaukee . Mother Alexia, as ?foundress
of the Congregation, based her mission on the belief that ?the needs of the
times are the will of God?. As the
Congregation grew, they became involved
in health care and other needs. In 1895 a foundation was established in
Obersasbach, Baden the first of many in Germany and other countries. From the beginning, the Congregation followed
the Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis. Like Francis, they heard the call
?Go, build my Church?, and encouraged their Sisters to listen to the needs of
the times. Members working in the Sagar Diocese have their provincial house in Germany
. St. Francis Convent, Raisen, is their first house in India .
Generalate
School Sisters of St. Francis , 1515 South Layton Boulevard , Milwaukee 53215,
Wilseonsin U.S.A.
Sister
General ---
Provincial
House Germany , Erlenbad
Provicial
---
Patron’s
Day October 4
Members
working in the Diocese --- Congregation of Samaritan Sisters (CSS)
“Go and Do Likewise”
Benedictine Sisters of Assissi (O.S.F.) of St.
Lioba(O.S.B)
Sisters of St. Francis
Sisters
of St. Martha (S.S.M.)
This
Congregation was founded on April 20, 1948 at Ponnookkara, Trichur Dt. ,
Kerala. Following the evangelical counsels, the members of this congregation,
in true Christian spirit, lead a life of hard work, constant contact with the
poor and the needy and service of the less privileged of the society. Intense
prayer and hard work make their lives a beautiful blending of contemplative and
active dimensions of religious fife. In order to identify themselves with the
working class and thus to witness Christ among them - they share their burden
and lead a simple life. In their pursuit
to attain personal sanctification they have accepted the apostolate of press,
nursing, visiting and caring the poor, teaching etc. Reading the signs of the
time and the demands of the community they conduct nursery, dispensary,
printing press and orphanage. A new dimension was added to their apostolate
when they extended the horizons of their activities to Sager Mission in
1982.
Holy Spirit Convent, Trissur-5, Pin 680
005
Congregation
of the Holy Family (C.H.F.)
This
Congregation was founded on May 14, 1914 at Puthenchira, Trichur (Kerala) by
Mother Mariam Theresa, Servant of God. She was assisted and directed by Fr.
Joseph Vithayathil. The members engage in various apostolates such as visiting
the poor, the sick, and the needy in their homes, educating the ignorant,
co-operating in the pastoral ministry of the parish and witnessing through
missionary activity. The primary purpose of all these apostolates is to bring
Christ in their families. In 1978, the Congregation was raised to the
pontifical status. The congregation which was confined mainly to the diocese of
Trichur was introduced to the northern parts of India in 1964. Members working
in the diocese of Sagar belong to the Pavanatma Mission Region, Bhopal , of the
Pavanatma Province .
Missionaries Of Charity (M.C.)
The
society is an international religious family founded by Mother Theresa
Bojaxhiu, an Albanian by birth and an Indian Citizen by choice at Calcutta on
Oct. 7, 1950. The aim of the Society is to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus
Christ for love by the profession of Chastity, Poverty, Obedience and whole
hearted free service to the poor, according to the teaching and life of our
Lord in the Gospel, through humble deeds of love, housing the sick and dying,
destitute, gathering little Street children, visiting and caring for beggars
and their children, giving shelter to the abandoned, caring for the unwanted,
the unloved and the lonely and by adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Generalate
Missionaries of Charity, 54/ A Loware Circular Road , Calcutta - 700 016
Prior
General ---
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House ---
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Day 22nd August
Members
working in the Diocese 6
Congregation of the Mother of Carmel
(C.M.C.)
The
Congregation which is the first indigenous Religious Congregation of women in
India founded in 1866 at Koonammavu by Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Fr.
Leopold Boccaro OCD. In 1890 it branched into two--the Latin and Syrian. As new
Vicariates and Dioceses were set up in Kerala the Syrian section got divided
into independent units, each of which was directed and patronized by the local
Ordinary of the respective Diocese. On Nov. 16, 1963 all the independent units
were amalgamated under one Superior General and the Congregation was divided
into five separate provinces. On March 2, 1967, the Congregation was raised to
Pontifical Right under the title of ?The Congregation of the- Mother of Carmel
(C.M.C) The most sublime goal of the Congregation is that its members be
completely possessed by God in total availability to the fellowmen. The main
work of the congregation is education, aiming at the intellectual, social,
economic, moral and spiritual advancement of the people. Members of the
congregation working in the diocese of Sagar belong to the Nirmal Jyothi Region
of the Nirmala Province , Trichur.
Generalate
Mount Carmel Generalate, Alwaye-686 106, Kerala.
Prior
General ---
Provincial
House ---
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Day July 16 (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel )
Members
working in the Diocese ---
Franciscan Clarist Congregation (F.C.C) :-
The
Congregation was started on Dec. 14, 1888, at Changanachery. It took its origin
from a fraternity of Territories of the parish of Palai. Their desire for a
fuller Franciscan life was responded to by Rt. Rev. Charles Lavinge, then Vicar
Apostolic of Kottayam, whose paternal solicitude resulted in founding a new
offshoot of the Franciscan family in Kerala - Franciscan Clarist Congregation.
In 1910 independent units were started in Trichur Diocese and in 1928 in
Ernakulam Diocese. Though one in origin and spirit they differed slightly in
rules and regulations. In the light of Vatican II the different independent
units felt the need of unification and it was effected by the Holy See in 1970.
In 1973, the new Constitution was approved by the Holy See and the Congregation
was raised to Pontifical Right on March 1,1973.
Blessed Alphonsa, who was Beatified on Feb 6,1986 was a Sister of this
Congregation. The main apostolic works are caring for the poor, education,
nursing, apostolate of the press and various kinds of social works.
From 1960 onwards mission work was started in various parts of India .
Members working in this diocese belong to the St. Paul’s Region of the Alvernia
Province , Irinjalakuda.
Generalate Portiuncula, Asokapuram, Aluva - Kerala,
683 101.
Prior
General ---
Provincial
House ---
Provicial
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Day Oct. 4. (St. Francis Assisi )
Members
working in the Diocese ---
Congregation of Sisters of Charity (CSC)
Daughters of St. Anns (DSA)
(A Gift of Service)
It is
part of "The Miracle of Chotanagpur" that, fifty years before India
gained its freedom, four Adivasi teenage girls, successfully asserted their
own.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Chambery (CSSJ)
Story with an
endless Beginning
It
began in 1650 ...Since then three and a half centuries have passed ??.. Three
and a half centuries of history, designing a long series of event, each calling
us to pursue a moment when all seemed lost....... each one giving birth to
something new, in response to the new challenges of each age!
In the
17th Century: In the 17th Century, in the town of Le Puy , France , Fr. John
Peter Medaille as a Parish Priest, came in contact with young girls and widows,
who were touched by the misery around them, but who, at the same time, desired
greatly to give themselves in total dedication to the Lord. Fr. Medaille
recognizing the action of the Holy Sprit in them, pointing to the birth and
need of active Religious Women in society, asked them to prey and wait, and to
continue living according to the desires awakened in them.
Contemplation of Jesus hidden in the Eucharist, gave Fr.
Medaille "a perfect pattern for the Little Design", where Jesus is
completely emptied of self and Statue of St. Joseph . Le Puy is thus a Model of
an Institute which will be emptied of self, because of the situation and the
thinking of the Church and society at the time. The "Little Design"
of the Daughters of St. Joseph, had a humble, insignificant and unrecognized
beginning in 1646, where the Sisters lived together, in small communities as
religious. They were not cloistered, but were actively engaged in spiritual and
corporal works of mercy among the poor and most needy. These Sisters had faith
as their wealth coupled with a deep experience of God, which they felt the need
of communicating to all those whom they served.
The
Violence of the Revolution:During the French Revolution of 1789, all that had
been born of that first animation collapsed. Many Sisters were imprisoned, some
died as martyrs in faithfulness to the Church, and others returned to their
homes. But this passage through trial and death was not definitive. When the
Revolution was over, there was a discreet and organized resurgence of the
Institute of St. Joseph, similar to the expansion of the early communities,
under the able guidance of Mother St. John Fontbonne. The Sisters who had been
dispersed came together again to form communities around certain houses. The
central houses became autonomous Mother Houses, giving their names to various
Congregations Something new revealed itself in their life and in the world.
Entering
the third Millennium with Jesus the Liberator with a special concern for Women:
Today we are experiencing the Post-Modern World of Globalization, with a fast -
changing market economy, satellite television which promotes non-traditional
values, rapid urbanization and industrialization, migration, disintegration of
the family and sacredness of life, sexual violence and mental emotional
disorders. These upheavals have thrust women into truly uncharted territory - a
place from which familiar landmarks have disappeared, a place where the wisdom
and experience of our forebears is of uncertain application, a place from which
there is no turning back. We as Sisters of St. Joseph, while facing
unprecedented challenges and choices, are called to put into practice the
social Christian thought in promoting "the good of the world's
women". In our era, beset by the speed and depth of social changes, we are
called to be women of God-experience, prayer and action, enlivened by the Word
of God, -women upholding the sanctity of sex and sexuality, women's rights and
their role in the family and society, and like Jesus leading all women to come
to their rightful place in the service of God and society.
The
Birthplace and early days of the Congregation: When in 1641, the renowned
prelate Henri de Maupas, was appointed to the See of Le Puy, he realized the
necessity of procuring willing laborers to assist him in his works of charity.
But how or where could he find persons willing to embrace such a life of
sacrifice? Then in the Providence of God, there came to his Episcopal See in
the Lent of 1648, the famous Jesuit missionary John Peter Medaille whose
labours in the fields already fertilized by St. Frances Regis, had brought to
his knowledge, a number of devout an uneducated women, desirous of consecrating
their lives to precisely such a work as Bishop de Maupas wished to establish.
An interchange of ideals led to a prompt decision on the part of both prelate
and priest, and the Bishop bade the missionary bring to Le Puy those ladies
whom he had already begun to form on his ideal. The cenacle into which they
entered was the house of a noble widow, Madame de Joux , who seems to have been
the mother presiding over the cradle of the Institute sheltered beneath her
roof.
Fr.
John Peter Medaille - Founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph : John Peter
Medaille was born in Carcassonne , on October 6th 1610. He was a student of the
Jesuits at the college of his native city, and joined his teachers, by entering
the Jesuit Novitiate at Toulouse in 1626. Contemporary within a few years of
two canonized Saints, John Peter Medaille had the advantage of living for a
time with both of them; St. Francis Regis and St. Noel Chabanel .
Fr.
Medaille , the Religious : This aptitude for spiritual things which his
Superiors recognized in him, brings out the quality of his soul. A short time
after Fr. Medaille 's death his Superiors wrote of him: "He spent a great
part of his life in the missions of the Province, with such a reputation for
zeal and sanctity that many called him 'the Saint' and 'the Apostle'." His
apostolic life was very fruitful: he was always esteemed not only by the poor
but also by the rich, and especially by the Bishops in whose dioceses he had to
work. His unique spirituality is found in the various texts that he wrote: the
Maxims and Rules the Eucharistic Letter and the Constitution of the first
Daughters of St. Joseph . His spirituality was very much lgnatian in depth, but
it was based also on Salesian gentleness, as well as on the mysteries of the
Trinity, the Incarnation and the Eucharist, which characterized the French
School . In his spiritual Maxims , Fr. Medaille stresses the love of God,
conformity to His Will, humility and zeal which he himself practised, and
advocated to his followers. He had a deep religious spirit, natural talents,
apostolic zeal and warmth which helped him to go ahead in the daring enterprise
of founding the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was during his stay in St. Flour, and
from 1646 on, that we find him concerned with the foundation of the Daughters
of St. Joseph, as the first foundation was called. It began as a secret
Institute with Jesus in the Eucharist as the model. Four years later in 1650,
the Bishop of Le Puy, Bishop Henri de Maupas , officially received the group of
Fr. Medaille , giving it the name of Sisters of St. Joseph, with a canonical
status. Fr. Medaille desired that his daughters "have an insatiable and
indefatigable apostolic concern for proclaiming the Gospel to all those around
them in order to bring about 'this two-fold union of themselves with God and
with everyone around them'." (Goal of the Institute).
The
First Sisters of St. Joseph Their names are officially known, thanks to the
signatures of a Contract in 1652 before the royal apostolic notary. This is what
was found in the records:- "By their willingness and sincere desire to
devote themselves to the direction and instruction of orphan girls, the
following have formed an association:-
1.
Francoise Eyraud - Diocese of Le Puy, first Superior , who died in this office
around 1683.
2.
Claudia Chastel - Diocese of Mende, widow. She brings a dowry and alone signs
the contract, the others having declared themselves illiterate.
3.
Marguerite Burdier - Diocese of Lyon
4. Anne
Chalayer - Diocese of Lyon
5. Anna Vey
- Diocese of Le Puy
6. Anna
Brun - Diocese of Le Puy ".
These first six sisters of St. Joseph on whom the
existence and expansion of the Institute rested, were poor in regard to money,
social standing and education, but rich only in their desire of belonging
completely to the Lord, and in their capability of serving mankind.
The
Congregation grew by leaps and bounds, as the Sisters of St. Joseph spread in
small communities throughout the Centre of France. In the diocese, the Bishops
desired to have them, and due of lack of transport and communication, they
became autonomous groups under the Bishop, taking the name of the Diocese to
which they belonged. Thus originated the various Congregations of St. Joseph,
but having the same spirit and Founder.
Our
Charism : It is to a world suffering from poverty and alienation that we as
Sisters of St. Joseph must respond - for our Charism is one of establishing and
building unity where it is lacking. Rooted in the Trinity which both realizes
and symbolizes the deepest form of unity which both creates bonds and brings
forth life, we are called to be the sign and source of unity for all those with
whom we live and work. Our Charism as Sisters of St. Joseph is the grace and
driving force which inspires the Congregation and stimulates its growth. Each
Sister, because she is a member, is missioned to bring the Charism to life. Our
understanding of the Charism, calls for constant conversion in moving towards
the attainment of "the Double Union". We can identify three levels of
our Charism which root us deeply in a stability that allows for external change
according to our times. We begin with the third level or "core level"
of the Charism because it is at this level that the Congregation tries to
conform itself with the Gospel of Jesus. This level finds its roots in the
deepest faith relationship with God. The core level of the Congregation is
unchangeable, but in order for it to remain vital, its lived expression will
change. The elements of this third level are :-
Double
Total Union
Availability
Emptiness
of Self
Unity as
expressed in the Trinity
Love of
the Eucharist
Springing
from the third level, we have the second level of characteristics on virtues of
the Congregation: simplicity, humility, hospitality, unity, choice of
ministries. The "core" experience gives rise to the manifestation of
these characteristics on the second level that have identified the spirit of
the Congregation. The first level of the Charism is expressed as exterior
manifestations such as structure, forms of prayer, dress, and ways of living
community life, which will change according to time, culture and needs of the
apostolate. Thus we see that the Sisters of St. Joseph will be women of
relationship, of peace, and of reconciliation, searching to bring about unity
and love among people, wherever they are. It is through this universal love and
untiring zeal that people will discover the tenderness of God.
FOUNDATION OF ST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT, SAUGOR 1906
The
Institution of St. Joseph’s Convent, SAUGOR, was taken over from the Loreto
Sisters, and formally opened on January 6th, 1906
GROWTH
AND EXPANSION OF THE INSTITUTION OF SAUGOR
On the
January 13th, 1911 a new opening was made at Bhagalpur and five Sisters moved
to the new mission.
In 1912
the Sisters took up work in the General Hospital in Patna . They would go to
the Hospital at 7.00 a.m. and did not return to their convent till 7.00 p.m.
They cared for the poor patients all seven days of the week without any
remuneration of any kind. When the epidemic of Cholera broke out many died as
victims to this terrible disease. Two Sisters also died and are buried in a
Patna Cemetery . In 1913 the three surviving Sisters were recalled to Saugor.
It should be mentioned here that much earlier two young ladies who had sailed
by ship from Ireland joined the Novitiate in Saugor and in due time were given
the religious names of Sr. Mary Stanislaus and Sister Mary Brigid .
PROGRESS
AND DEVELOPMENT
In
1933 Mother Stanislaus , who was then Superior of Saugor, seeing the very poor
accommodation the Sisters had all these years, plucked up courage to construct
the existing building. She had no funds in hand, neither were any outside
sources open to her. Being a woman of extraordinary trust and confidence in the
Providence of God, Mother Stanislaus launched out and began the building of the
Convent for the Sisters. It was completed in 1933 and blessed by the Abbot of
the Norbertine Fathers. We should say that this building is the fruit of the
deep faith in the Providence of God of Mother Stanislaus. Till 1934 the number
of Sisters remained very low. There were about 11 Sisters to take care of the
house, the Novitiate and the school. In 1934 for the first time a group of 15
girls from Kerala came to join. But 9 of them returned after a few months as
they could not adjust themselves to the customs and changes of life. The year
1934 found that the community was taking a new turn towards development and
progress. The six Sisters who remained from the first batch, persevered and
were received into the community, two sisters of this batch are still with us:
Sr. Mechtilde in Jhansi , and Sr. Gabriel in Sagar, our dear Sr. Lucy having
left us for her eternal home. The same year another two girls who were sisters
came all the way from Ceylon but again one had to leave due to ill health: one
is still with us in Bhopal , our dear Sr. Agnes . Meanwhile one postulant
joined from Calcutta Sr. Cecilia, who left for our Convent in Pakistan . She
passed away last year. Thus the year 1934 was marked with steady growth in the
number of Sisters. In 1935 Bishop Dubbleman of Jabalpur , requested the Sisters
to take charge of the orphanage in Shampura, a village 3 miles away from
Saugor. Sr. Mary Joseph, a German Sister with another two Sisters moved out to
this mission to take care of the Orphanage. In 1937 the number of children in
the boarding in Saugor had increased. It was necessary to extend the school
building. The Sisters applied for a Government building Grant . A Norbertine,
Brother Joseph , who was an architect and engineer planned and supervised the
construction work. A large multipurpose hall on the ground floor and a
dormitory on the first floor above were completed b the end of the year. Better
facilities were made available for the children with well equipped bathing
rooms and dressing rooms.
The Amalgamation with Chambery
In the
summer of 1939 Mother Stanislaus , who was the Superior all this time, left for
Ireland with Sr. Brigid in the hope of recruiting some young girls to the
Religious life leaving Mother Patricia , an Anglo Indian Sister in charge. They
were staying in a guest House run by some Sisters in Dublin , and hoped to
return to India in the fall of that year, but in September, unfortunately for
them World War II broke out, and they were left stranded with nowhere to go,
and no one to turn to in this world. But both these women had a deep and total
trust in their loving Father in heaven, so they prayed and trusted in His love
for them and this trust was rewarded. In 1945 with the end of the war travel
restrictions eased, so in May 1946 Mother Patricia , arrived in Wales leaving
Sr. Agnes Kuriacose in charge. Six young lrish Sisters four of whom were
professed and two, second year novices had already volunteered to go to work in
the mission in India , and were accepted. Later, in July, 1946 Mother
Stanislaus and Mother Patricia went to Ireland to recruit some young girls to
the religious life. They took with them the two young novices to allow them to
spend some time with their families preparatory to leaving for India . One
Sunday morning, Mother Stanislaus and one of the young novices, Sr. Philomena
Whelan were walking along an almost empty street when they saw a Sister of St.
Joseph, holding two little children by the hand, walking towards them. They
stopped and spoke to the Sister. She informed Mother that she was Sr. Felicity,
a Sister of St. Joseph of Chambery who had spent the war years in France , and
had now been allowed to come to Ireland to visit her mother. She agreed to meet
Mother, and later did so, in the Guest house of the Irish Sisters of Charity in
Seville Place , Dublin . Mother Patricia was present with Mother Stanislaus for
this meeting, at which they obtained all the necessary information about Chambery
. On her return to Wales Mother Stanislaus entered into correspondence with the
then Superior General, Mother Francoise . Later she invited Mother Stanislaus
and Mother Patricia to visit France which they did that same year. And the
amalgamation of Wales and Saugor with Chambery was completed and signed and
sealed.
In 1943, Mother Ludovic , the Provincial of Kamptee and
her own sister, Mother Xavier, the Superior of Jabalpur visited Saugor and
spent a few days with the Sisters. It was result of a long-standing promise to
invitations. Thus a friendly relationship was maintained and kept up between
Jabalpur and Saugor.
In
1946 Mother Patricia left for Wales leaving Sr. Agnes in charge. A month later,
Sr. Agnes was appointed as Superior . After the independence in 1947, the
school in Saugor suffered a great loss. Most of the Anglo Indian students who
attended the school left the country. At the same time on December 23rd, 1947,
the first batch of six Irish Sisters arrived in Bombay and they reached Saugor
on December 24th, the Eve of Christmas. During these years there was no dearth
of vocations. As the number of Indian Sisters increased and the number of
students in the school decreased, it was necessary for the Sisters to seek out
new avenues. Mother Patricia , being a woman of vision and great initiative
found the solution easily, she was ever ready to take any challenge and risk.
As a consequence in 1948, Mother Patricia with a group of Sisters left for
Quetta , in Pakistan to take up teaching in the Grammar school run by the
Capuchin Fathers.
In
1950 Mother Stanislaus and Mother Brigid returned to Saugor after being away
for nearly 11 years. Mother Stanislaus was appointed Superior of Quetta and
Mother Brigid was appointed superior of Saugor. All were very happy to have
Mother Brigid as their superior as she had been always a source of inspiration
to the community. Through out the days of trials when Mother Stanislaus was
struggling with the construction work for the residential quarters for the Sisters,
Mother Brigid remained the power house behind through her silent prayers and
sacrifices spending hours before the Blessed Sacrament. In 1950 Mother Patricia
attended the General Chapter in Rome . As the number of the Novices was
increasing, it was felt necessary to build a new Novitiate with financial help
from the Brazilian Province through Sr. Marie , who was then the Novice
Mistress. On February 7, 1956 the foundation of the Novitiate Building was
laid. In 1957 it was completed and blessed on December 8, 1957. In 1957 another
invitation was received by Saugor. Bishop Simon , Bishop of Indore requested
the Sisters to open a school in Ratlam for the both boys and girls. It was a
felt need at that time.. On July 24, 1957 Sr. Agnes went Ratlam along with
Sisters Philomena, Benedict Joseph and Edith Mary , for the opening of the
school. The Sisters remained in a small cottage in the Church Compound and used
the parish hall for the school. There were just three students for the
commencement of the school. On August 1 ,1957 after opening the house and the
school, Sr. Agnes returned to Saugor leaving Sr. Philomena Whelan in charge
temporarily until Sr. Thecla the appointed superior of Ratlam completed her
studies took over. Sr. Philomena then returned to Saugor. Under the able and
loving leadership of Sr. Thecla the school soon developed.
In
1968, the CMI Priests from Trissur came to form the Exarchate of Sagar with
Mgr. Clemens as the first Ex-arch. In 1986 the school, now with a good
student-strength was raised to the 2 level, with the new educational system of
10 2 3, classes of studies.In May 1991, another historic event saw the Province
divided into two: Nagpur Province and Pachmarhi Province. Sagar fell into the
Pachmarhi Province .
Several Superiors and Principals have been at the helm,
over the intervening years - each one leaving footprints on the sands of time,
because of their vision and dedication. The school which began in 1907, with
just 37 pupils lodged in a few classrooms, is now a simple yet imposing
edifice, with a dedicated staff, moulding and educating over 3000 pupils with
the cherished dream that they will be agents of social and moral change in the
world of tomorrow.
USHERING
IN THE CENTENARY YEAR. 22nd. January, 2005
On
23rd January the Sisters of St. Joseph, were formally given permission to open
the convent at Saugor, by the Bishop of Allahabad, into whose Diocese Saugor
fell at that time. Till 1903 the existing Convent at Saugor, was administered
by the Irish Loreto Nuns. The Loreto Nuns did not wish to continue in Saugor
since they found that there were not enough children in the area to warrant
keeping the School open.
The
Convent at Saugor was officially opened in 1906, by a group of six Sr. of St.
Joseph, (Irish and French) who came from the community of Kamptee. Accordingly,
we the present Community, ushered in the Centennial Year on 22nd January, 2005
We were privileged to have with us on 21st and 22nd, Sr. Lorraine Marie
Delaney, our Superior General, who was on her official visitation of the
community. She graciously accepted to inaugurate the Centennial Year. Since it
was an inaugural service, and due to Sr. Lorraine Marie's tight schedule, we
kept the celebrations on a low profile. We invited only the Priests and Religious
of the Diocese of Sagar and others who were closely connected with the
pioneering efforts of the community of Saugor. On the eve of 22nd January, in
the spirit of Jubilee, we had a beautiful and meaningful "Reconciliation
Service" in the community, begging God our Father "to forgive us our
sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." The 23rd dawned, a
beautiful morning, full of the promise of God's renewed blessings. It was
indeed a day of unbounded joy, an immense gratitude. At 11.30 a.m. sharp, we
rang the "big bell" which from the beginning, summoned our sisters to
prayer, meals, and community life, but which for several years was not in use.
After this we conducted a prayer service, celebrating the past 99 years, of our
stay in Saugor, on the theme:
"The past we abandon to God's mercy The present to
His Love, The future to His Providence ".
We
remembered with gratitude and reverence our pioneering sisters,many of who lie
in the Cemetery of Saugor . At the ending of this Service, Sr. Lorraine Marie,
as head of our Congregation blessed each Sister, with the words:
"Dear
Sister, I bless you, and thank you for your fidelity".
The
prayer service was followed by a solemn Eucharistic Liturgy, celebrated in the
Syro - Malabar Rite, as Sagar now falls into the Syro-Malabar Diocese. The
prayer service and Liturgy were held in the School Auditorium. A mini
exhibition, covered the walls, giving information about our Congregation,
charism, and milestones along the history of our Community, and our Province from
1906, to this sacred and historic moment in time.The altar was decorated in
rich hues of gold and red, while flowers of various colours enhanced the
splendour of the ambience. Everything was so arranged to honour and thank our
Eucharistic Lord, the model which inspired our Founder. At the end of the
Liturgy, while songs and snacks were being served to the gathering, a small
cultural programme was presented. This included a prayer - dance by tiny tots
of the kindergarten. The next item, a playlet: " Fr. Jean Pierre Medaille
, a Man of God", portraying the life of our Founder, and the charism and
works of our institute, was enacted by the School students. This short
programme was concluded by a song by the School Choir:" Lord we pray for
Golden Peace".After this, all present, Priests, Religious, Staff, and the
students who were in the cultural programme proceeded to table fellowship,
under colourful shamianas and a warm noon sun.It was a day of showers of
blessings, deep contentment, renewed zeal and enthusiasm, as we sisters held
hands, and walked together confidently in the future singing:
"O Give thanks to the Lord for He is Good. Yes,
eternal in his love."
JUBILATE
DEO ! AD MULTOS ANNOS !
Generalate
Via Calandrelli, 7,00153 Rome , Italy
Superior
General ---
Provincial
House St. Joseph ?s Convent, Fox, Rock. Pachmarhi, M.P. -461 881
Provicial
----
Patron’s
Day March 19 ( St. Joseph )
Members
working in the Diocese 12
Congregation
of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
St. Paul Province, Bhopal
The Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
(C.M.I) had its beginning in the first half of the 19th century. When two
zealous priests, Fr.Thomas Palackal and Fr.Thomas Porukara of the Vicariate
Apostolic of Verapoly in Kerala, sought to live in retirement and prayer, their
Ordinary, the Vicar Apostolic, Bishop Maurilius Stabilini advised them to found
a religious house so that they might do good to the people in the world too.
This was in 1829 A.D.
On May 11, 1831, a small house was started at Mannanam in
the then Travancore State. Some more priests and clerics joined the Founding
Fathers, and thus a small religious community took shape. Blessed Kuriakose
Elias Chavara (whose beatification was on February 8, 1986), who was a devout
disciple of Fr.Palackal, had associated himself with the religious community
from its very beginning. On December 8, 1855, the religious congregation was
canonically erected.
Since then the name of Mary Immaculate has been invariably
attached to the title. Blessed Chavara, the only surviving founder, was
appointed the first Superior of the Congregation. Since during the early period
of this Religious Congregation the Vicars Apostolic of Verapoly were Carmelites
and Carmelite missionaries were guiding the new religious community, the
Carmelite influence was there from the very beginning of the Congregation.
The rules of the Carmelites with some modifications were
given to them in 1855. In 1861 the Community was affiliated to the Order of
Carmelites with the title T.O.C.D. (Third Order of the Carmelites Discalced).
The Constitutions were approved ad experimentum by the Apostolic See in 1885
and definitively in 1904. In 1958 the name was changed to C.M.I. (Carmelites of
Mary Immaculate). The Congregation was granted pontifical exemption in 1967.
The Congregation from its beginning exercised engaged itself in such activities
as the Church in Kerala was in need of at the particular times. It started with
preaching retreats, conducting seminaries for the training of priests; met the
challenges of educating the youth and disseminating Christian literature;
laboured for the transformation of non-Christians and for the reunion of
separated brethren; undertook works of mercy and started charitable
institutions. The mission work of the C.M.I. Congregation gathered new
dimension and momentum as local churches were entrusted to it beyond the
boundaries of Kerala. In 1962 Chanda took shape as the first missionary
Ordinate of the Syro-Malabar Church and was entrusted to the Congregation.
Since then New Mission Dioceses and Regions have been erected in Central and
North India. There are now six dioceses in North India entrusted to the
Congregation, viz, Chanda, Sagar, Jagdalpur, Bijnor, Rajkot and Adilabad. These
six dioceses are headed by CMI Bishops. This is indeed a milestone in the
progress of the CMI Missions and an abiding evidence of recognition by the
Apostolic See.
The Prior General elected from the Congregation, assisted
by four Councillors is at the helm of the administration. The Prior General's
House, at Ernakulam, inaugurated on September 8, 1941 is the head quarters of
the Congregation. A new building for the generalate is being constructed at
Chavara Hills, Kakkanatt. For the sake of administration the congregation is divided
into 13 provinces, one region and a few sub regions. At present the
congregation has about 2808 members including 6 bishops, 1386 priests, 4
permanent deacons, 42 brothers and 1370 scholastics in formation. 200 of our
priests are actively involved in pastoral services in 20 countries outside
India.
St. Paul Province Bhopal
Province, Thrissur and was called Sagar Mission. In 1972,
Fr.Diego Kodankandath CMI, was appointed its first Mission Superior and Carmel
Ashram in Sagar Cantt. was built in 1974. Sagar Mission was raised to the
status of a region on December 4, 1977 and was named St.Paul Region. The
insightful and significant leadership of the regional superiors paved the way
for an impressive and continuous growth of the region. The St.Paul Region was
raised to the status of a Vice-Province by the General Synaxis on January 3,
1991.
St.Paul Vice-Province was solemnly inaugurated on January
25, 1992, the feast day of the conversion of St.Paul, its heavenly Patron.
St.Paul Vice-Province crossed a very significant milestone when it was accorded
the status of full-fledged Province by the General Synaxis on August 29, 1996
and the provincial administration was accommodated at the newly constructed
provincial house - CMI Bhavan, Padariya, Bhopal - on the Mount Carmel Day, July
16, 1997. Later, VI Provincial Synaxis held in 2005 decided to shift the
official residence of the provincial administration to the CMI House at Govind
Garden, Bhopal, which was already functioning as the annexe to the Provincial
House at Padaria. In the same year the Prior General assigned the whole civil
state of Madhya Pradesh as the operational area of St. Paul Province.
Sisters of Jesus (SJ)
Love
Jesus and Live for Him
One of the glorious outcomes of the soul-searching efforts
made at the decennial celebrations of Sagar Diocese in 1980 was the starting of
a missionary Women Religious Congregation. The great challenge was to dare an
adventurous "Launch into deep" mission experience. Trusting fully in
God the Father, in others and in himself Bishop Clemens Thottungal at the age
of 71 instituted the pious union of the "Sisters of Jesus" on 8th
September 1980, the joyful feast of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mother. The name
"Sisters of Jesus" is the brain-child of Bp. Clemens. The more a
sister reflect Jesus' goodness the more she is a sister of Jesus. It is a
dynamic name, with a challenge to be transformed and moulded into Jesus. While
imparting courage to call themselves as "Sisters of Jesus" Bishop
wanted this name to be a constant reminder of their call to commit themselves
to the word of God.
One is tempted to say, 'whatever Bp. Clemens touched has
turned into gold'. The little seed he planted blossomed luxuriously. It took
roots in Sagar, spread its branches to other districts of the diocese and even
beyond within a short span of ten years, everywhere under a captivating surname
"Jesubhavan". After ten years came another circular Decree from Bp.
Joseph Neelankavil, successor of Bp. Clemens in which we read, "Having
obtained the 'Nihil Obstat' from the Sacred Congregation of Oriental Churches
through its letter dated 9th November 1989.
The 25 years of growth is quite insignificant in the
history of a religious congregation. However, the remarkable progress in the
number and quality of the "Sisters of Jesus" speak volumes about the
immense graces their brother 'Jesus' deigned to shower on them over this short
period. During the past 25 years the number of professed sisters has shot up to
77 and that of 'Jesubhavan' to 14 in the diocese and one in Kerala and another
one in Italy. 'Jesubhavans' are places of silence and prayer, brotherhood and
service, study and proclamation. There a number of formators, nurses, teachers,
village animators and doctors. They love to be with the poor, to help
themselves, to learn from them and sharing Christ with them through life and
service. The present Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil is very keen in imparting
true Christian spirit and tradition in to their ways of life. As Bp. Clemens
used to say 'Jesubhavan is the power house of Sagar Diocese'. The sisters of
Jesus will respond positively to this tremendous trust invested in them by all.
Threir motto is "Love Jesus and Live for Him".
Superior General : Sr.
Jisa David SJ
Phone : 07582-270472,
266137, 266634
Fax 266634
Mobile 9425606162
Daughters of St. Thomas (DST)(Religious Family)
General Charachteristics of the Diocese
Brief History & Statistic of Sagar
Type of
Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated:
26 February 1977
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bhopal
Rite: Syro-Malabarese
Country:
India
Square
Kilometers: 39,020 (15,071 Square Miles)
Mailing
Address: P.O. Box 32, Saugor Cantt.-470001, M.P. India
Telephone:
(07582)22633 :Fax: 22175
Introduction
The district of Sagar lies in the north central region of
Madhya Pradesh. It was spelled as Saugar during the British period. It is
situated between 23 deg 10’ and 24 deg 27’ North latitude and between 78 deg 4’
and 79 deg 21’ East longitude, the district has a truly central location in the
country. The tropic of cancer passes through the southern part of the
district.
The origin of the
name comes from the Hindi word SAGAR meaning lake or sea, apparently because of
the large and once beautiful lake around which the town of Sagar has been
built. Sagar was founded by Udan.
Lake of
Sagar
Singh in 1660 and was constituted a municipality in 1867.
A major road and agricultural trade centre, it has industries such as oil and
flour milling, saw-milling , ghee processing , handloom cotton weaving, bidi
manufacture and railway and engineering works. It is known in all over India
due to its University named as Dr. Harisingh Gaur University and Army
Cantonment and recently it has come into lime light due to "Bhagyodyay
Tirth" a charitable hospital named after a Jain Sant Shri VidyaSagarji
Maharaj.
It is known for Police Training College which are only two
in Madhya Pradesh other one is in Indore. Headquarter of Forensic Science Lab
is also in SAGAR.
Sagar lies in an extensive plain broken by low, forested
hills and watered by Sonar river. Wheat, chickpeas, soghum, and oilseeds are
chief crops of the region, there is extensive cattle raising. Sandstone,
Limestone, iron ore and asbestos deposits are worked. The archaeological site
nearby Eran has revealed several Gupta inscriptions. District Sagar is
predominantly a Scheduled Caste/Backward class district. These together form
about 75% of the district. The district has sizable population of tribals who
are named as Rajgonds after their kingdom.
General Boundaries
The
district is bounded on the north by Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh , on the
south by the district of Narsinghpur and Raisen, on the west by the district of
Vidisha , and on the east by the district of Damoh, which was previously formed
the part of Sagar District. On the noth-east and north-west, the district
adjoins Chhattarpur and Guna districts, respectively. The district is
accessible by rail as the town of Sagar lies on the Bina –Katni branch line of
Central(Railway Time Table) railway. Sagar is 76 Km from Bina which is on the
Bombay Delhi main line. The district is traversed by first class roads which
connect it with important towns like Damoh and Jabalpur on the east and south
east, respectively, Lalitpur and Jhansi on the north, Chhattarpur on the north
east and Bhopal on the south-west. Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh is
about 208 Km from Sagar by road.
Area
and Population: Sagar district
is the sixteenth largest district in size in the State, and the third largest
in the Jabalpur revenue division. The district is divided into nine tahsils,
viz, Sagar, Banda, Khurai, Rehli, Garhakota, Bina, Rahatgarh, Kesli and Deori
each in the charge of a Tahsildar or a Sub-Divisional Officer.
According
to the Surveyor-General of India, the district has a total area of 6375 sq Kms
and is shaped roughly like a triangle.
Apostolic Exarchate of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese)
Latin Name: Sagarensis
Erected: 29 July 1968
Country: India
The Diocese of Sagar was first
canonically erected on July 29, 1968 as Apostolic Exarchate, by the decree
"Quo Aptius" which detached the civil districts of Sagar, Raisen, and
Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh from the Archdiocese of Bhopal. It was then entrusted
to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.
By another decree "De Bono
Animarum" on April 2, 1973, the civil district of Guna in Madhya Pradesh
which formerly belonged to the Diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur, was attached to the
then Exarchate by the Sacred Congregation for Oriental Churches. On February 26, 1977 by the Papal Bull "Divina
Verba" of Pope Paul VI, the Exarchate of Sagar was raised to a Diocese and
Msgr Clemens Thottungal was appointed its First Bishop.
On his retirement Bp Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, cmi,
was appointed the second bishop of Sagar by the Papal Bull "Resonant
Saepenumero". He was ordained and installed Bishop on February 22, 1987.
Address:
Most Rev. Anthony
Chirayath
Bishop of Sagar
Post Box No. 32
Sagar Cantt:
India 470001, MADHYA PRADESH
Tel.: (O) 07582-222633, (P) 07582-325851
Fax: 07582-222175
Mob: 9425425006
E- mail (P): anthonychirayath@yahoo.com
E-email (O): sagardiocese@yahoo.com