Parish Details

Area Name: AGARTALA

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHEDRAL, AGARTALA 

Established   : 24/12/2014

(Formerly St. Joseph Parish; estd. in 1999)

Patron           : St. Francis Xavier

Pro Vicar       : Fr. Bosco Lathees

Asst. Priest   : Fr. S. George

 

Brief History: It was Bishop Lumen’s desire from the beginning of the new Diocese to have a Parish in the Town. So, he purchased a place adjacent to the Bishop’s House and established St. Joseph Parish on 24th December 1999. Fr. Hormis John, C.S.C. was appointed as the first Parish Priest. Until this time, the faithful used to gather for liturgical services at M.C. Sisters Chapel in Agartala and Bethany Sister’s Chapel at Durjoynagar.

In 2012, Don Bosco Parish was carved out from the St. Joseph Parish.

In 2014 the Parish was declared as the Cathedral Parish and re-named as St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, the Patron Saint of the Diocese. The Cathedral Church was blessed on 23 April 2017 and after some modifications, it was rededicated on 1st February 2021.  St. Francis Xavier is a City Parish and comprises of Catholics who come from different parts of Tripura and other parts of India. The local tribal communities who speak Kokborok comprise half the number of the parishioners.

Zones of the Parish:

1.    Aboynagar A: Mother Teresa of Kolkata

2.    Aboynagar B: St. Francis of Assisi 

3.    A D Nagar: St. Sebastian

4.    Bonmalipur: St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary

5.    Damdamia: St. John Mary Vianney

6.    Durjoynagar: Holy Cross

7.    Krishnagar A: St. Mary

8.    Krishnagar B: St. John, the Evangelist

9.    Kunjaban: St. Thomas, the Apostle

10. Lakhilanka: St. Mary

 

ORDER OF THE PARISH PRIESTS     

1.    Fr. Hormis John, C.S.C.                    (1999 – 2002)

2.    Fr. Thomas Thengumpally, C.S.C.    (2002 – 2004)

3.    Fr. Robert Mathias, C.S.C.                (2005 – 2010)

4.    Fr. Paul Pudussery, C.S.C.               (2010 – 2012)

5.    Fr. George Kallungal, C.S.C.             (2012 – 2014)

6.    Fr. Harry D’ Silva, C.S.C.                  (2014 – 2017)

7.    Fr. Lourdu Sahayaraj, C.S.C.            (2017 – 2019)

8.    Fr. Robert Mathias, C.S.C.                (2019 – 2021)

9.    Fr. Bhuban Sarkar                            (2021 – 2023)

10. Fr. Bosco Lathees                             (2023-

 

Holy Cross Provincial House, Agartala

Provincial Superior  : Fr. K.J. Abraham, C.S.C.

Postal Address        : Holy Cross Provincial House,

                                  Durjoynagar P. O., Airport Road,

                                  Agartala, Tripura - 799 009.

Email                       : [email protected]

Mobile                     : 9436462627

Web                        : www.holycrossnortheastindia.org

Moreau Community House

Established             : 1982

Superior                  : Fr. Alfred D’Souza, C.S.C.

Address                  : Durjoynagar P.O.,

                                 Airport Road, Agartala,              

                                 Tripura - 799 009. 

                                                  

Holy Cross School, Agartala

Established             : 1970          

Principal                  : Fr. Jilson Tom, C.S.C.     

Vice Principal          : Fr. Agi Paul, C.S.C.         

Address                  : Durjoynagar PO, VIP Road, Agartala,

 Tripura - 799 009.  

Telephone               : (0381)2342040

Email                      : [email protected]

Web                        : www.holycrossschoolagt.in        

Holy Cross Boys’ / Girls’ Hostel 

 

Holy Cross Convent, Agartala

Established              : 1970

Superior                   : Sr. Veronica Zohmingliani, B.S.

Address                   : Durjoynagar P.O, Airport Road,

                                  Agartala, Tripura 799 009.

Phone                      : 8787639209

Email                       : [email protected]

 

Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, Agartala

Established              : 1977

Superior                   : Sr. Grace Marie, M.C.

Address                   : Kunjaban P.O., Agartala,

                                  Tripura - 799 001.

Telephone                : (0381) 2326588               

         

Fatima Bhavan, Damdamia

Established              : 2000

Superior                   : Sr. Concepta Jelki, F.S.

Address                    : Damdamia, Lembucherra P.O.,

                                   Tripura-799 210.

Mobile                      :

Email                        :

 

Fatima Convent School, Agartala

Established: - 2010

Principal: - Sr. Pauline Fernandes

 

Brief History: Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima, Northeast Region has been working in Agartala from the year 2000 and initially they were staying at Church campus, Durjoynagar and worked at Holy Cross School for ten years. They slowly moved to Damdamia, where they purchased a plot of land in the year 2006 and began tailoring classes for the nearby dropout girl students. Later realizing the need to have a school for the nearby students with the permission of Bishop Lumen Monteiro CSC DD, the Sisters began the Nursery and KG classes in a makeshift room in the year 2010 with Sr. Monica Mammotil as the first Headmistress. With the slow and steady growth of the school now the School has reached up to class ten with first batch of students appeared in the year 2021 -2022. The school is affiliated to TBSE Board of Education Tripura. The School also has a hostel attached for the girl students.

 

Association for Social and Human Advancement (ASHA)

Established               : 1999
Superior/Director      : Fr. Pappy Valan, C.S.C.
Administrator           : Fr. Robert Mathias, C.S.C.
Address                   : Damdamia, Lembucherra P.O.,
                                      West Tripura - 799 210
Email                       : [email protected]
Web                         : www.ashaholycross.org

 

Brief History: The Society of the Fathers of Holy Cross has been involved in formal and non-formal education along with the social service, aimed at socio-economic and human development in North-East India since 1937.

 

To enhance the non-formal education and development works in this sphere, Association for Social and Human Advancement (ASHA) was established and registered as a Social Service Society in the year 1999 (Regd. No. 3282/99).

Thus, ASHA is the official development wing of the Society of theFathers of Holy Cross, Northeast India. ASHA strives to serve the people of Northeast India particularly in the States of Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal and Mizoram through 18 Centres.

 

Oisho Bani Niketan, Agartala

Established                        : 2002

Superior and Director        : Fr. Nabin Lakra, S.V.D.

Address                             : Kunjaban P.O., Agartala,

                                           West Tripura - 799 001.

Mobile                                : 7086636123

 

Holy Cross Convent, Damdamia

Established             : 2018

Superior                  : Sr. Isidora Dkhar, C.S.C.,

Address                  : Damdamia, Lembucherra P.O.,

  West Tripura – 799210, Tripura.

 

Sacred Heart Study House

Established             : 2018

Superior                  : Fr. Kitbok CSC

                                   Lembucherra-ICAR road

                                   West Tripura District, Pin- 799210