Parish Details
Area Name: KARBOOK
Established
: 29/11/2020
Patron
: Our Lady of Good Health
Parish Priest
: Fr. Antony Balan
Asst. Priest :
Fr. Bala Showry Mallavarapu
Brief History: In 2011, when Karbook became a
Sub-division, the Government was interested to open an English Medium School.
With the help of Mr. Sukesh Debbarma, the local catechist and Mr. Singha Kumar
Tripura, the then Karbook Tahsil, a Catholic from Gandacherra Parish, an
application was given to the Government for the land allotment to start an
English Medium School. In 2014, the School was inaugurated. In
2016, the S.R.A. Sisters began to look after the School and Hostel. In December
2020, Bishop Lumen erected a Parish at Karbook, under the patronage of Our Lady
of Good Health, and Fr. K.M. Allwin was appointed the first Parochial
Administrator.
Substations of the Parish:
1. Bhagabantila: Mother Teresa, 1992
2. Bhagya Prasad: 2015
3. Chandidas / Gondorung: Saints
Peter & Paul, 2006
4. Dobukya: St. Joseph Church, 2012
5. Ichachari: Holy Trinity Church,
2010
6. Poti Charri: 2018
7. Songhoti Kam: 2018
8. Sukna Chari: 2017
Established
: 29/11/2020
Patron
: Our Lady of Good Health
Parish Priest
: Fr. Antony Balan
Asst. Priest :
Fr. Bala Showry Mallavarapu
Brief History: In 2011, when Karbook became a
Sub-division, the Government was interested to open an English Medium School.
With the help of Mr. Sukesh Debbarma, the local catechist and Mr. Singha Kumar
Tripura, the then Karbook Tahsil, a Catholic from Gandacherra Parish, an
application was given to the Government for the land allotment to start an
English Medium School. In 2014, the School was inaugurated. In
2016, the S.R.A. Sisters began to look after the School and Hostel. In December
2020, Bishop Lumen erected a Parish at Karbook, under the patronage of Our Lady
of Good Health, and Fr. K.M. Allwin was appointed the first Parochial
Administrator.
Substations of the Parish:
1. Bhagabantila: Mother Teresa, 1992
2. Bhagya Prasad: 2015
3. Chandidas / Gondorung: Saints
Peter & Paul, 2006
4. Dobukya: St. Joseph Church, 2012
5. Ichachari: Holy Trinity Church,
2010
6. Poti Charri: 2018
7. Songhoti Kam: 2018
8. Sukna Chari: 2017
ORDER OF THE PARISH PRIESTS
1. Fr.
K. M. Allwin (2020“ 2024)
2. Fr.
Antony Balan (2024 -
Holy Cross School, Karbook
Established
: 2014
Principal
: Fr. Antony Balan
Headmistress
: Sr. Rosita Kinny, S.R.A.
Address
: Bhagyaprasad Para, South Karbook,
Gomati Dt. - 799 104,
Tripura.
Brief History: In 2011, when Karbook
became a Sub-Division, the Government allotted the present land to the mission
to start a School. In 2014, the School was inaugurated. In 2019,
residential Hostel facilities for the Tribal Girls and Boys were started in
order to encourage, pursuance of education and dissuade children dropping from
school. The SRA Sisters joined the missionary work in 2016 and took the charge
of the girls hostel and school.
S.R.A. Sisters, Karbook
Established
: 2016
Superior
: Sr. Rosita Kinny, S.R.A.
Address
: Bhagyaprasad Para, South Karbook,
Gomati Dt. - 799 104, Tripura.
Saint Claret Mission, Suknachari
Established :
2017
Superior :
Fr. Sebastian, C.M.F.
Asst & Econome : Fr.
Telesphore Ekka, C.M.F.
Address :
Saint Claret Mission, Suknachari,
Silachari
Block, Karbook,
Gomati Dist., Tripura.
This is the first venture of the
Claretian Missionaries of Northeast India in Agartala Diocese, Tripura.
Initially, Depacherra parish under Fr. Prasad Rao laid the foundation for the
Catholic Faith in Suknachari in 2017 with the help of the SRA Sisters from
Karbook. Later, the Claretian mission is pioneered by Fr. Janardhan Munnelli
CMF who reached Suknachari in September 2020 looking for the possibilities of
establishing a mission, after having spent an year of ministry in Holy Cross
School, Karbook, under Depacherra parish as assistant priest. A small chapel
was constructed and dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin
Mary on 19 December 2020 by Most Rev. Lumen Monteiro, Bishop of Agartala,
marking the formal arrival of the Claretians in the diocese. At present there
are 80 baptized Catholics, and they all predominantly belong to Tripura tribe.
With a view to provide better educational facilities in the area, Fr.
Janardhan, with the support of the Northeast India Independent Delegation of
the Claretian Missionaries, established Saint Claret School in May 2022 with 13
students and 2 teachers. The mission specific to this centre is evangelization
of people and education.
The new presbytery was blessed on 7th March
2024 by Bishop Lumen Monteiro, in the presence of the Provincial Superior Fr.
Pius Thuruthyil, C.M.F.
