ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHEDRAL, AGARTALA
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.
Established : 11th Sep, 2015
Patron: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Institutions:
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 the Fathers 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.
