Cathedral of Assumption of Our LadyKajubag - Karwar

There were of course other Mangalorean Catholic traders who had already settled in Karwar and therefore all of them formed a sizeable community. The Church of Our Lady of Piety was already existing since 1845, though it was demolished and rebuilt in 1864. The Mangalorean Catholic community applied to the Municipal authorities to grant them a plot of land for the construction of a new Church, which was duly granted. The Church stood on the same premises as the Church of Assumption. The Church was completed in 1879 and the community sought the services of a Vicar from Mangalore, Rev. Fr. Jacob Coelho and he was paid a monthly stipend of Rs.60/-. This was the second Church in North Kanara that was under the Propaganda fidei during the conflict of jurisdictions, the other being the Sunkeri Church. With the creation of the new Diocese of Karwar, the Church of the Assumption was raised to the status of Pro-Cathedral. The building of the new Cathedral was delayed for many years due to the litigation of the Church land, which was finally awarded to the tenants by the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. The availability of this land (in front of the present Cathedral) would have enhanced the view of the Cathedral as also allowed a bigger space around the Cathedral. But God had His own designs for us! The new Cathedral of the Assumption was solemnly inaugurated and blessed on 29th April 2002 by His Grace, Most. Rev. Dr. Ignatius Pinto, Archbishop of Bangalore.