ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH, SINDUKPATHAR
Established :
September 2008
Patron : St. Francis de Sales
Parish Priest :
Fr. Varghese Chakalamury, M.S.F.S.
Asst. Priest :
Fr. Aloysius Lalduhauma, M.S.F.S.
Brief
History: There was a long-standing invitation by Bishop
Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C., to the M.S.F.S. Fathers to open a mission in Tripura.
As an answer to his invitation, in 2006 then Provincial of M.S.F.S. along with
his team came to Agartala to open a new mission. Bishop assigned the Sabroom
Sub-Division in South Tripura District for the work of evangelization. M.S.F.S.
Fathers had their residence in a simple hut before they moved into the new
presbytery, which was built in 2008. In September 2008, Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.
elevated this mission to the status of Parish with Fr. Mathew Vazhaparambil, M.S.F.S.,
as it’s first Parish Priest. The Fathers also started S.F.S. English Medium
School and later in 2015 F.C.C. Sisters started a Hostel for Girls.
In 2011, through the intervention of the M.S.F.S.
Provincial Superior Fr. Francis Thadathil, M.S.F.S., the F.C.C. Sisters agreed
to work in collaboration with the M.S.F.S. Fathers in Harina School and set up
the F.C.C. Convent at East Harina. This was to become the pioneering venture
for the F.C.C. Sisters in Tripura. Today the F.C.C. Sisters teach at East
Harina and Sindukpathar Schools and run a Girls' Hostel at Sindukpathar.
Institutions:
Brief
History: S.F.S. Residential School, East Harina, which
was run by a political leader, was handed over to Fransalian Society. Ever
since M.S.F.S. Fathers took up the centre in 2011, there has been a rapid
growth. There was a school building, and Teacher’s Quarters when the F.C.C. Sisters
of Erankulam Province came to Harina in 2011.The Teachers’ Quarters was renovated
and made into a Convent. In 2014, Fr. James Pezhathummoottil, M.S.F.S. took charge.
A new Convent was built in 2018 and one more building for 3 classrooms and presbytery
was built. The new Convent was blessed on 17th May 2019 and the new Priest’s
residence and classrooms were blessed on 18thNovember 2019 by Bishop
Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.
Holy Cross Convent
Established :
2024
Superior :
Address :
E. Harina, Sabroom
South Tripura, 799145
