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St. Anthony's ChurchGundolli

A Brief History of the Church

Four kms, off the main Yellapur Haliyal road is the Gundolli Mission. St. Anthony’s Church veritably at the centre of the village surrounded by Christians and non-Christians. The Church bell is a familiar sound that one hears. No wonder even the non-Christians are so used to the chiming of bells that they find something amiss when they don’t chime.
There is good harmony between Christians and non-Christians The Chapel of St.Anthony at Gundolli was a sub-station of Haliyal parish Church since many years till 1989. After the inception of the Diocese, the Bishop renovated the existing Chapel and Presbytery, which were inaugurated on 25.11.1989. Fr. Joe D’Souza was appointed the first Priest-in-charge at Gundolli. Subsequently Fr. Lancy Rodrigues, Fr. Joachim Furtado, Fr Alphie D Silva, Fr. K. Balajoji, Fr. Antony Rodrigues, Fr Philip Roque D Souza, served the parish. Priests not only catered to the spiritual needs of the people, they even sought out ways and means to aid the people socially and economically. Gundolli Mission has 12 substations like Kalginkoppa, Kumbarkoppa, Gudmurgi, Sambrani, Bukinkoppa, Balshettikoppa, Kanshida, Bhagavathi, Kamtikoppa, Nilvani, Dodkoppa, and Hosur. Presently Fr. Noel Prakash Lobo is the parish priest.

Rev. Fr. Noel Prakash Lobo

Priest in Charge St. Anthony's Church, Gundolli.
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Our Former Priests

No
Year
Name of the Priests
01
1989 – 1993
Fr. JOE D’ SOUZA
02
1993 – 1996
FR. LANCY RODRIGUES
03
1996 – 2000
FR. JOACHIM FURTADO
04
Assistant
FR. Pascol Rodrigues
05
2000 – 2006
FR. ALPHY D’ SILVA
06
2006 – 2013
FR. Balajoji
07
Assistant
Fr. Romeo Fernandes
08
2013 – 2015
Fr. Antony Rodrigues (Sr.)
09
2015 – 2021
Fr. Philip Roque D’souza
10
Assistant
Fr. John Worth
11
Assistant
Fr. Joachim Monteiro
12
2021 – Present
Fr. Noel Prakash Lobo