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Our Lady of Piety ChurchHalga - Karwar

A Brief History of the Church

The building of the first Chapel of our Lady of Piety, Halga was supposed to have begun at the dawn of the last century and was blessed on 17-2-1903. It was rebuilt in 1932. At that time the Priests from Sadashivgad used to go to Halga to cater to the religious needs of the people. It was in the year 1954 that this Mission was raised to the status of a Parish and a resident Priest, Fr. Cyriac Mascarenhas was appointed as the first Parish Priest. The villages of Devalmakki, Gotegalli, Mallapur and Kadra were the sub-stations of this Parish.
After Fr. Cyriac Mascarenhas Fr. Peter Mathias and Fr. Michael Morris OCD served the people. When the Diocese was formed, Fr. Victor Crasta was the Parish Priest of Halga. In 1988 Mallapur was made an independent Mission station and the area of Devalmakki was also apportioned to it. There are about 130 Catholic families in the Halga Parish. Fr. Antony Rodrigues, Fr. Anacletus D Mello, Fr. Michael Pinto, Fr. Natvidade Rodrigues, Fr. Edwin D Souza, Fr. Felix Lobo looked after the spiritual needs of the people. During the tenure of Fr. Natvidade Rodrigues New church building was built and unaugurated. Presently Fr. Ignatius D Souza is the parish priest.

Rev. Fr. Ignatius D’Souza

Parish Priest of Our Lady of Piety Church, Halga.
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Rev. Fr. Agnel Dias

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Our Former Priests

No
Year
Name of the Priests
01
1954 – 1960
Rev. Fr. C Mascarenhas
02
1960 – 1962
Rev. Fr. Francis Farias
03
1962 – 1963
Rev. Fr. J.C. D’Silva
04
1963 – 1968
Rev. Fr. Ludovico Lobo
05
1968
Rev. Fr. Marcao Mendonsa
06
1969 – 1972
Rev. Fr. Mathias
07
1972 – 1975
Rev. Fr. Ignatius Gonsalves
08
1975 – 1976
Rev. Fr. Michael Morris
09
1976 – 1983
Rev. Fr. Victor Crasta
10
1983 – 1989
Rev. Fr. Anthony Rodrigues
11
1989 – 1994
Rev. Fr. Anacletus D’Mello
12
1994 – 1998
Rev. Fr. Michael Pinto (Sr)
13
1998 – 2001
Rev. Fr. Abel D’Souza
14
2001 – 2008
Rev. Fr. Natividad Rodrigues
15
2008 – 2015
Rev. Fr. Edwin D’Souza
16
2015 – 2022
Rev. Fr. Felix Lobo
17
2022 – Onwards
Rev. Fr. Ignatius Dsouza