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JAWALGERA- ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH(1947)

Parish : St. Francis of Assisi Church
Established : 1947
Patron : St. Francis of Assisi
Catholics : 2100
Families : 454
Address : St. Francis of Assisi Church, Jawalgera- 584 143,Raichur Dt
Tel : 08535-264 437
Deanery: Sindhanur
Parish Priest : Fr. Amal Chandra
Mob : 9844204166
Email : vinayamal@gmail.com
PPC Vice President : Mrs.Annamma
PPC Secretary : Mr. Bernard
Associations : Altar Servers, Youth Association

Mass timings : 7:30 am & 9:00 am on Sundays, 6:00 pm on Week days

A brief history of the parish
Fr. Bonaventure Davis, ofm, parish priest of Kowtal made contacts in Jawalgera and surrounding villages through a catechist. Fr. Fintan McDonough ofm rented a house in the bazaar and took up residence as parish priestin 1947. He was succeeded by Fr. Owen McLaughlinofm, who began a small dispensary, which was enlarged by Fr. Louis Madden ofm. In 1949, Fr. Bonaventure Davis, ofm purchased a plot of land, on which a hut was built for Mass. Fr. Fintan McDonough, ofm built a chapel and the presbytery in 1951. The Sisters of St. Anne of Providence came and lived in a rented house in the bazaar, until the convent was built in 1955. Since then, presbytery, convent and the church have been extended and a school and orphanage also have been built.Fr.Joachim ofm Memorial School was started in 2015 and the building supported by the Trustees of OFM Glasgow was blessed by Bishop Henry D'Souza on 27 Aug. 2017. It is named after late Fr. Joachim Tinnany ofm, who was a great missionary and pastor.

Sub stations and No. of families
• Balaganur (10families)
• Banniganur(6 families)
• Didgi(36families)
• Dumpti(29families)
• Jalawadgi(13families)
• Laxmi Camp (5families)
• Laxmi Hola (3families)
• Pooldinni (3 families)
• Rayathnagar Camp(9 families)
• Ramathnal(8families)
• R.N. Camp(2families)
• Sagar Camp (3families)
• Sultanpur (2families)
• Turkatte Camp(3 families)
• VigneshwaraCamp(5 families)
• Yapalparvi (2families)
• Walkamdinni (5families)

Convent
St. Ann's Convent - Sisters of St. Ann of Providence

Institutions
•St. Anthony's Higher Primary School (Kannada Medium)
• Fr.Joachim Memorial School ( English Medium)

Boarding
Brother Jordan Mai Premashrama - Boarding for Boys & Girls