Category Archives: Churches
St. Victors Church Nellikar
In 1933, the Italian Missionary Fr.Angelo Gaviraghi sj founded this mission and in 1935 this mission station was dedicated to St Victor on the Silver Jubilee of the priesthood of Bishop Victor R. Fernandes. The church building was completed in 1939 and inaugurated on April 16, 1940. Fr.John M.Menezes was the first missionary parish priest. Rev. Fr.Antony Lasrado renovated the church building. In 1936 Fr … Continue reading
The Immaculate Heart Church NAKRE
CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY is situated at a distance of 60 kms from Mangalore and 7 kms from Karkal and is surrounded by Karkal, Attur, Karkal-Town, Kanajar and Hirgan parishes. Nakre was once a part of Karkal-Attur. On the site donated by Remedia and Isabella Lobo, the parish preist of Attur constructed the church. Fr Andrew Rodrigues, the assistant parish priest of … Continue reading
St.Roque’s Church NEENRUDE
CHURCH OF ST ROQUE is situated at a distance of 35 kms to the north of Mangalore and 6 kms from Niddodi, and is surrounded by Ferar, Niddodi, Sampige and Kateel parishes. Bishop Victor Fernandes established this as an independent chaplaincy and named it Neerude and Fr James Sequeira, acting parish priest of Ferar, put up a building to serve as a chapel, which was … Continue reading
St.John Bosco Church BOLEKAD
St John Bosco Church Contact: Fr Regenald Pinto Bolekad Post Via Mundkur Karkala-576121. Phone: 08258-797259
Our Lady Of Fathima Church Mundkur
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA Fatimapura, Mundkur is situated at a distance of about 40 kms from Mangalore on the Kinnigoly-Belman Road and about 8 kms to the south of Belman, and is surrounded by Kelmbet, Kirem, Belman and Mukamar parishes. Originally Mundkur was a part of Kirem. As it is 7 kms away from Mundkur, the local people wanted to have a separate … Continue reading
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES KANAJAR
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES KANAJAR is situated at a distance of 78 kms to the north of Mangalore, 18 kms to the west of Karkal and 33 kms to the east of Udupi and is surrounded by Moodubelle, Nakre, Hirgan and Karkal parishes. Kanajar was once a part of Belle and Karkal-Attur parishes. Fr William A. Lewis, later the Vicar General of the … Continue reading
C S I Bethanya Church
C S I Bethanya Church phone number is 08258 – 275591
Christ The King Church
Christ The King Church is located near main office of KARKALA POST, Karkala. Christ The King Church KARKALA POST, Karkala Karnataka India Phone: 08258 – 230328
ST.DOMINIC CHURCH.MIYAR
The church of St.Dominic at Miyar was built as a chapel to serve the needs of peasant families living to the east of Karkala town in 1937. On 1st December 1940 it was elevated as a new parish of Mangalore Diocese. The church building is adjacent to the Kudremukh road, on the National Highway No: 13. It is 7 kilometers from Karkala town and 58 … Continue reading
