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LINGSUGUR- Our Lady of Lourdes Church [1994]

Parish : Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Established : 1994
Patron : Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholics : 523
Families : 95
Address : Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Lingasugur- 584122, Raichur Dt.
Tel : 08537- 257469
Deanery: Lingasugur
Parish Priest : Fr. Anand Kumar
Mob : 9019799519
Email : anandswift22@gmail.com
PPC Vice President : Ms.Theresa
PPC Secretary : Sr. Doreen AC
AssociationsAltar Servers

Mass timings : 9:30 am Sundays, 5:30 pm on weekdays

A brief history of the parish
Lingasugur Mission was created on 10th April 1994. Some substations from the neighbouring parishes of Mudgal, Maski and Hire Naganoor were added to this new mission. The first resident parish priest was Fr. Leo Michael Y.S. (1994-1999). He built the present Presbytery which was blessed by Bishop Joseph D'Silva on 1December 1996. Later, the church was built and blessed on 13 May 1999. Fr. Rajappan L. (1999-2004) succeeded in 1999. A grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was built during his tenure. In 2004, Fr. Charles D'Souza (2004-2009) was appointed. In 2001, the Sisters of Apostolic Carmel came and started the Little Flower School. Fr.Walter Menezes served the parish 2009-2014.

There were catholics in Lingasugur town as early as 1900's in the British India. Most popular among them was Captain Leonard Munn, who was a Military Geological Survey and Special officer, well-sinking department in H.E.H the Nizam' s Government . He and his staff sank more than 1200 wells (1916-35) in the famine zone area of Raichur district. His name is a household word in this area. He died at Lingsugur on 21st October, 1935 and buried at an old Europeans cemetery with many historical tombs in it. Fr.Antony Fernandes & Fr.Rajappan L. worked hard to retrieve the cemetery land from intruders. BDDS has put up a multipurpose Hall named after " Captain Leonard Munn Hall" and it was inaugurated by Bishop Henry D'Souza on Aug.1, 2012.

Sub stations & No. of families
• Anehosur(19 families)
• Chitranal (12 families)
• Gonwar(1 family)
• Halli Mattur(3 families)
• K.Lingasgur(2 families)
• Karadakal(3 families)
• Karla Kunte (4 families)
• Kesarahatti(1 family)
• Mincheri(1 family)
• Rodala Banda(2 families)
• Santhe Kellur(12 families)
• Taveer(1family)

Convent
Carmel Nivas of Sisters of Apostolic Carmel (AC)

Institutions
• Little Flower High School( English Medium)
• BDDS Extention centre