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)
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
