Established :
24/2/1996
Patron :
St. Raphael
Parish Priest : Fr. Arun Minj, S.V.D.
Asst.Priest :
Fr. Amit Soreng, S.V.D.
Asst. Priest :
Fr. Benjamin, S.V.D.
Administrator :
Bro. Jacob, S.V.D.
Brief
History: On request from a Youth group, Fathers
from Kathalcherra Parish used to visit Kanailalpara from 1992 on their way to
Janthum, where a Catholic community was established in 1990. These Youth met Bishop Denzil in 1994, and requested him
to start a Parish in Kamaranga. So from 1994, the Fathers from Ambassa visited
the people in Kamaranga and offered Mass in the thatched village church. Meanwhile,
Fr. Valentine, S.V.D. identified and bought about 25 acres of lands. On 24
February 1996, St. Raphael’s Parish was established as a Quasi-Parish by Bishop
Lumen Monteiro and Fr. Cyprian, S.V.D. was appointed as the first Parochial
Administrator. The people of the parish belong to the Halam, Debbarma, and
Reang tribes, and some migrant tribes like Munda, Uraon, and Kharia tribes who
work in the tea gardens. In May 1999, the presbytery was blessed.
In one of the meetings, the villagers realized the poor condition of local Government school and decided to open a Bengali medium Coaching Hostel for the children. The villagers themselves put up the bamboo structure. The Hostel was opened in April 2000. Today the Catholic population is spread out in 20 villages in 9 substations. In 2008, Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy came to Kamaranga. They are presently looking after the Girls’ Hostel and involved in the health ministry.
Substations
of the Parish:
1. Janthum:
St. Francis Xavier, 1995
2. Katalutma:
St. Joseph Fernadmetz, 1998
3. Adarsh:
St. Arnold, 2001
4. Ramdulakpur:
St. Arnold, 2005
5. Mechuria-
A: St. Paul, 2007
6. Satya
Reang Para: St. Arnold, 2008
7. Mechuria-
B: St. John Paul II, 2014
8. Srirampur:
St. Mother Teresa, 2015
9. Panbua:
St. Augustine, 2020
ORDER OF THE PARISH PRIESTS
1.
Fr.
Cyprian Pinto, S.V.D. (1996-1998)
2. Fr.
Maxim Rodrigues, S.V.D. (1998-2000)
3.
Fr.
Valentine Dung Dung, S.V.D. (2000-2008)
4. Fr.
Anand Parmar (PA) (2008-2009)
5.
Fr.
Joachim Kullu, S.V.D. (2009-2015)
6.
Fr. Jomon Thattamattathil, S.V.D. (2015-2020)
7.
Fr. Arun Minj, S.V.D. (2020-
Boys’
Hostel – 2000
St. Raphael’s Girl’s Hostel - 2000
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Annecy
Established
: 2008
Superior : Sr. Maria, S.J.A.
Address : Kanailalpara, Chankap P.O., Halahalli,
Kamalpur,
Dhalai Dist.,
Tripura-799286.
St. Arnold School (English Medium)
Established :
February 2013
Principal :
Fr. Amit Soreng, S.V.D.
Address :
Kanailalpara, Chankap P.O., Halahalli,
Kamalpur,
Dhalai Dist.,
Tripura- 799286.
Brief
History: St. Arnold’s School, Kamranga was
started on 9thJanuary 2013 during the time of Fr. Joachim Kullu, S.V.D.
It is established and administered by S.V.D. India Guwahati Region. The
institution is co-educational and the medium of instruction is English while
Bengali is taught as a second language. St. Arnold School began with 9 students
at the nursery level and was upgraded every year. Today we have 500 students
from KG to Class IX. Fr. Amit Soreng, S.V.D.
is the Principal of the School.
