Once the part of Agrar, Allipade was established as an independent parish on May 22, 1938 by Bishop Victor R. Fernandes. Prior to this it was served from Agrar and a small school built there served as a chapel. Fr. Aloysius Furtado was appointed on March 9, 1939 and installed on March 16 as the first parish priest. He stayed at the school. Mass was celebrated in a thatched shed. Fr Paul D. G. Rego of Agrar had built the earlier presbytery.
The existing church was built by Fr Gilbert Pinto (1948-1967). It was inaugurated on December 26, 1955 by Bishop Peres. Mr. Felix Albuquerque of Mangalore had donated timber worth Rs 2,000/- to the church at the time of its construction. Fr. G. Pinto constructed a road to Allipade. He also bought the bell worth Rs 1,000/- from the Milagres Church, Mangalore. Fr Michael Pereira (1967-1979) built the presbytery; Fr Alban D’Souza (19863-1993) built the belfry. The church was renovated by Fr Alexander Lobo (1994-2002).
Parish Priests who have served in the parish :
- Rev. Fr Louis Furtado (1939-1947)
- Rev. Fr Gilbert Pinto (1947-1967)
- Rev. Fr M. Micheal Pereira (1967-1979)
- Rev. Fr William Fernandes (1979-1981)
- Rev. Fr Mark Veigas (1981-1983)
- Rev. Fr Ignatius M. D'Souza (1983-1986)
- Rev. Fr Alban D'Souza (1986-1993)
- Rev. Fr Henry Sequeira (1993-1994)
- Rev. Fr Alexander Lobo (1994-2002)
- Rev. Fr Lawrence Mascarenhas (2002-2010)
- Rev. Fr Walter D'Souza (2010-2011)
- Rev. Fr Gregory Pereira (2011-2018)
- Rev. Fr Frederick Monteiro (from 2018 onwards)
Compiled by Catholic Time Staff with inputs from dioceseofmangalore.com
Last updated on Dec 2018.
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