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Prior to 2011, Nala was part of Sacred Heart Church, Madanthyar.
Realising the need of the Nala parishioners and the long distance they have to travel to Madanthyar, Rev Fr Ligoury Dsouza, the then parish priest of Madanthyar started building a chapel dedicated to St Ann and blessed it on May 5, 1982.
Nala was declared an independent parish in 2011 with the decree of Bishop Dr Aloysius P Dsouza of Mangalore during the tenure of the then Madanthyar parish priest Rev Fr Lawrence Mascarenhas. Fr. Richard D'Almeida SVD was installed as the first parish priest of St Ann parish, Nala.
Inauguration and blessing of Renovated St Ann Church :
The blessing and inauguration of renovated St Ann Church Nala-Mavinakatte was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 9.30 am. The program began with the blessing of the grotto and unveiling the plaque. The provincial, India Mumbai province Fr Richard Mathias SVD inaugurated the renovated church by cutting the ribbon. The solemn thanksgiving concelebrated Eucharist was officiated by Most Rev Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore and Most Rev Dr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, bishop of Belthangady.
The ceremony began with the blessing of Holy water and cleansing the church by sprinkling over the faithful and the church. The Bishop of Belthangady preached the sermon.
Mass was followed by the stage program. The parish priest Fr Thomas Sequeira welcomed the dignitaries to the dais. Most Rev Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore was the president and Fr Dr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, bishop of Belthangady; Fr Joseph Cardoza, vicar forane, Beltangady; Pratap Simha Nayak, MLC, Karnataka were the chief guests. Fr Richard D’Almeida SVD, Fr Walter Mendonca SVD, were the guests of admiration.
During the program, the donors who made contributions, engineer and workers were felicitated. The program concluded with a delicious and tasty vegetarian meal.
Parish priests who have served in Nala :
Fr. Richard D'Almeida SVD (2011 - 2013)
Fr. Walter Mendonca SVD (2013 - 2015)
Fr. Thomas Sequeira SVD (from 2015 onwards )
Compiled by Catholic Time Staff with inputs from stannchurchnala.com
Last updated in Dec 2021.
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