ST. ALPHONSA PARISH, KHUMULWNG
Established : 2008
Patron : St. Alphonsa
Parish Priest :
Fr. Maxim Rodrigues, S.V.D.
Asst. Priest :
Fr. Joshy Abraham, S.V.D.
Brief
History: Prior to the establishment of Khumulwng
as a Parish, the Chapel in the Pastoral Centre served as a place of community
worship on Sundays. The Priests, who served at the Catechetical Centre, served
the people in the nearby mothas. Khumulwng
Parish was bifurcated from
Shanti Rani Parish, Mariamnagar,
and was erected as a separate Parish by Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.,
on 1st November 2008 with St. Alphonsa as its Patroness. The motto of the
Parish is "Inspired by the word to influence the world". Fr. Jomon
Thattamattathil S.V.D., the Rector of
Jeevadhara Minor Seminary, was appointed as its first Parish Priest.
This Parish has 9 Substations. The Institutions located in the Parish are:
Pastoral Centre, Diocesan Minor Seminary, Montfort School, and St. Mary’s
Convent.
Substations
of the Parish:
1.
Twimairang: St. Mary, 1974
2.
Belbari: St. Alphonsa, 1992
3.
Khumulwng: Divine Mercy, 1998
4.
Killa: St. John Bosco, 2001
5.
Khumtoya: St. Thomas, 2001
6.
Debrakami: St. Mathias, 2006
7.
Sikamtwisa: St. Mother Theresa, 2013
8.
Champabari: St. John, 2015
ORDER
OF THE PARISH PRIESTS
1. Fr.
Jomon, S.V.D. (2008
– 2015)
2. Fr.
Arun Minj, S.V.D. (2015
– 2018)
3. Fr.
Valentine Dung Dung, S.V.D. (2018 –
2024)
4. Fr.
Maxim Rodrigues, S.V.D. (2024
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Pastoral
Centre Belbari
P.O. Birendranagar, West Tripura – 799045 |
Established : 1988
Director
: Fr. Maxim Rodrigues, S.V.D.
Prefect
: Fr. Joshy Abraham , SVD.
Brief
History: Bishop Denzil D’Souza of Silchar started
the Catechists training centre in the year 1988 at Kumarghat. Fr. Thomas
Thengumpally, C.S.C., served as the first Director of Pastoral Centre. The
candidates for Catechists were trained for two years and were then sent to
different Parishes for evangelization. Later, it was moved to Champaknagar and
a new building was built, which would be the Diocesan Pastoral Centre. On 12th
February 1995, the new Pastoral Centre was blessed and inaugurated by Bishop
Denzil D’Souza. Rev Fr. Thomas continued to serve as its Director.
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Jeevadhara
Minor Seminary C/O
Pastoral Centre, BeIbari P.O. Birendranagar, West Tripura –
799 045. |
Established
: 2000
Prefect :
Fr. Joshy Abraham, S.V.D.
Brief
History: Knowing the importance of Diocesan
Clergy one of the first things that the ‘new’ Bishop Lumen did was to establish
a Minor Seminary for candidates to the priesthood. He had a lot of difficulties
in doing this as he had no Priests of his own and had to request and plead with
the religious congregations. Finally, the S.V.D. Fathers accepted to run the
Minor Seminary and it was formally established in the year 2000, where it
continues to be operating and the students are enrolled in the Montfort School.
Since 2019, because of the new rule from the School authorities, only students
who have completed their class X are admitted to the School and in the Minor
Seminary.
Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel
Established :
1990
Superior :
Bro.K.J. Jose, S.G.
Address :
Montfort Home, Beibari,
Champaknagar P.O.,
West Tripura –
799045.
Montfort Boys’ Hostel
Montfort Higher Secondary School, Champaknagar
Established
: 1990
Principal :
Bro. K.J. Jose, S.G.
Address :
Montfort Higher Secondary School,
Belbari, Champaknagar,
P.O.,
West Tripura –
799045.
E-Mail :
[email protected]
Brief
History: The Montfort Brothers took over this
School in Moharpara from Holy Cross Fathers in 1990. It was later shifted to Champaknagar on 21stJune
1993 and renamed as Montfort School, Champaknagar.
St. Mary’s Convent, Champaknagar
Established : 1996
Superior
:
Sr. Sarita Lakra, M.S.M.H.C.
Address
:
Belbari, Champaknagar P.O.,
West
Tripura – 799045.
