Rev. Fr. Sebastian Fernandes
Parish Priest St. Sebastian Church, Mugwa
St. Sebastian ChurchMugwa
Mugwa as a village was under the jurisdiction of Honavar Parish. In 1919 the people of Mugwa had built a small School building in view of children’s education. But later on, it was handed over to the Syrian Missionaries, and is still under their management. In the year 1966 a small Chapel dedicated to St. Sebastian was built. At this time Msgr. M.C. Menezes was Parish Priest of Honavar, and Masses were celebrated. occasionally and on the Feast day of the village, that is, 6th of January. With Msgr.Simon Tellis as the Parish Priest in Honavar in 1983 the Masses began to be celebrated on alternate Sundays at Mugwa.
In 1985, the people expressed their desire to have a new Chapel, as the attendance at Mass had also increased. In 1989 the new Presbytery was put up. Though the foundation of the new Church was laid in May 1990, the work was held up due to varied reasons. It was finally inaugurated on 20th of January 1994. On the 5th of June 1994, Fr. Marcel Crasta was appointed as the first Priest-in-charge of the Mugwa Mission, He was succeeded by Fr. Valerian D’Souza who took charge on 29th May 1998. For some time, Fr. Antony D’Souza has also looked after this Mission. Fr. William D’Souza, Fr. Nirmal Kumar Miranda, Fr. Gabriel Lopez, Fr. Pascal Rodrigues have served in the parish. Presently Fr. Sebastian Fernandes is the Parish Priest.
No | Year | Name of the Priests |
|---|---|---|
01 | 1994-1998 | Fr. Marcel Crasta |
02 | 1998-2001 | Fr. Valerian D’souza |
03 | 2001 6 mnths
| Fr. Antony D’souza |
04 | 2002-2008
| Fr. William Dsouza |
05 | 2008-2010
| Fr. Antony Balgundkar |
06 | 2010-2016 | Fr. Nirmal Miranda |
07 | 2016-2018
| Fr. Gabriel Lopes |
08 | 2018-2021 | Fr. Paschal Rodrigues |
09 | 2021 onwards
| Fr. Sebastain Fernandes |
