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St. Francis Xavier ChurchAmadalli

A Brief History of the Church

The Mission unit of St. Francis Xavier, Amadalli had long been the sub-station of Ankola Parish and looked after by the Priest from there. It was raised to an independent Mission unit in 1980 and Fr. Ambrose Fernandes was appointed the first Priest-in-charge. There are about 85 families in this Mission unit, which is a close-knit Community. Lively in the participation of the liturgy and ever ready to be of service, the people of the Mission unit of Amadalli have given many a Priest areal satisfaction. The Priest-in-charge at Amadalli also looks after the sub-station of Aversa where exists a Chapel dedicated to St. Anthony. There are eleven Catholic families in the Aversa area.
After Fr. Ambrose, Fr. Bruno Fernandes has served this Parish from 1983-1988. The new Church at Amadalli saw the light of day when Fr. Gregory Almeida was the Priest-in charge. The Church was inaugurated on 05.05.1993. He was followed by Fr. Marcus Tauro, Fr. Valerian D’Souza, Fr. Navil D Souza, Fr. Bosco Rebeiro, Fr Britto D Silva built a new presbytery. Presently Fr. Lawrence D Souza is the Parish Priest.

Rev. Fr. Lawrence D’Souza

Parish Priest Of St. Francis Xavier Church, Amadalli.
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Our Former Priests

No
Year
Name of the Priests
01
1980 – 1983
FR. AMBROSE FERNANDES
02
1983 – 1989
FR.BRUNO FERNNADES
03
1989 – 1994
FR. GREGORY D’ALMEIDA
04
1994 – 2001
FR. MARCUS TAURO
05
FR. NEVIL D’SOUZA
06
2001 – 2009
FR. VALERIAN D’SOUZA
07
2007 – 2009
FR. BRUNO FERNANDES
08
2009 – 2013
FR. BOSCO RIBEIRO
09
2013 – 2019
FR. BRITTO D’SILVA
10
2019 – Onwards
FR. LAWRENCE D’SOUZA