Rev. Fr. Raymond Fernandes
Parochial Administrator, Sacred Heart Church, Mavinkurve - Karikal
Sacred Heart ChurchMavinkurve - Karikal
“One good deed generates another”, so they say. The philanthropic gesture of Mr. A. J. Rebello in donating 31 acres of land for the Diocese in 1977, was appreciated by our Bishop Most Rev. Dr. William L. D Mello and he was waiting for an opportunity to make good use of it. When unprecedented floods in Honavar area inundated many houses, mostly of the poor, the Bishop struck upon a plan to build houses for the poor in Karikal, and 40 houses were built.
While this area was earlier taken care of by the Priests of Mundalli Church, Fr. Theophilus Pereira OFM Cap. was given independent charge of the place to attend to the spiritual needs of the poor on 16.8.1993. By then a Community Hall was built, which was also used as a Chapel. Fr. Theophilus supervised the construction of the Presbytery. The bishop planned to make further use of the land for humanitarian projects like the TB sanatorium, Orphanage etc. But he encountered opposition, since some Hindus claimed a portion of the land for the use of the locals. After much litigation and peace committee meetings, Bishop finally conceded about four acres of the land for the purpose of a playground for the locals. After Fr. Theophilus, Fr. Gnana Prakash Rao, Fr. Antony Lopes, Fr. Stany D Cunha, Fr. Mark Tauro have given their yeomen service. Presently Fr. Lawrence Fernandes is the Parish Priest.
No | Year | Name of the Priests |
|---|---|---|
01 | 1994 to 2000 | Fr Theophilus Cap |
02 | 2000 to 2006 | Fr.Gnyan Prakash Rao |
03 | 2012 to 2018 | Fr Stany Dcunha |
04 | 2018 to 2021 | Fr Mark Serrao |
05 | 2021 to 2026 | Fr Lawrence Fernandes |
06 | 2026 to Present | Rev. Fr. Raymond Fernandes |
