APPOINTMENTS 2009  

 

APPOINTMENTS (I)

Herman Almeida To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Health Church, Sahar 
Dominic G. Alves To be Parish Priest, St. Sebastian Church, Marouli 
Rudolph Andrades To be Parish Priest, Most Holy Trinity Church, Powai
Rocky Banz               To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Glory Church, Byculla
Epiphany Castell      To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Katemanavli, Kalyan (E)
Peter A. D’Mello          To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Remedy Church, Poinsur
Anthony F. D’Souza     To be Parish Priest, St. Joseph Church, Vikhroli
Evan D’Souza                To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Goregaon (W)
Denis F. Gonsalves        To be Parish Priest, St. Teresa Church, Girgaum and Principal of St. Teresa’s High School, Girgaum
Christopher Pereira        To be Parish Priest, St. Francis Xavier Church, Parksite, Vikhroli (W)
Seraj Y. Pinto                     To be Parish Priest, St. Anthony Church, Vakola
Xavier D’Souza                   To be Priest-in-charge, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Airoli
Agnelo A. Fernandes           To be on the Staff, Our Lady of Nazareth Church, Bhayandar (W)
Albert A. Gonsalves            To be on the Staff, Sacred Heart Church, Worli
German Lemos                    To be on the Staff, St. Andrew Church, Bandra
George Athaide                     To be Assistant, St. Michael Church, Mahim and Principal of St. Michael’s High School, Mahim
Denzil Fernandes            To be Assistant, Our Lady of Glory Church, Byculla and Principal of Antonio de Souza High School, Byculla
Magi Murzello                       To be Assistant, St. Andrew Church, Bandra and Principal of St Andrew’s High School, Bandra
Anil Rego                               To be Assistant, St. Pius the Tenth Church, Mulund and Principal of St. Pius the Tenth High School, Mulund

 

 APPOINTMENTS (II) 

Fr Sebastian Correa     To be Parish Priest, Holy Cross Church, Kurla
Fr Vincent D’Mello           To be Parish Priest, St Joseph’s Church, Juhu
Fr James D’Silva            To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Health Church, Cavel
Fr Walter Pinto          To be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Health Church, Versova and Principal of St Anthony’s High School, Versova
Fr John Barretto         To be Assistant, Sacred Heart Church, Vashi
Fr Gavin J. M. D’Souza  To be Assistant, St Anthony Church, Vakola
Fr Jeffrey D’Souza           To be Assistant, Holy Family Church, Pestom Sagar
Fr Edwin Gaurea              To be Assistant, Holy Magi Church, Gorai
Fr Joseph Gonsalves       To be Assistant, St John the Baptist Church, Thane
Fr Christopher Goveas     To be Assistant, St John the Baptist Church, Thane
Fr Louis Kajar                   To be Assistant, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kalyan (W)
Fr Francis Mendes            To be Assistant, Our Lady of Egypt Church, Kalina
Fr Constancio Noronha    To be Assistant, Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Kandivli
Fr Francis Noronha           To be Assistant, Divine Mercy Church, Bhayandar (E)
Fr Leonard Noronha          To be Assistant, Our Lady of Egypt Church, Kalina
Fr Vivian Pinto                    To be Assistant, St Anthony’s Church, Malwani
Fr Anthony M. Robins        To be Assistant, St Francis Xavier Church, Kanjur Marg

       
APPOINTMENTS (III)

 

Fr Gerald J. Fernandes  To be Priest-in-charge, Kharghar
Fr John Almeida               To continue as Principal, Joseph Cardijn Technical School, with residence at St Ignatius Church, Jacob Circle
Fr Frank Fernandes          To be Assistant, St. Jude Church, Jeri-Meri and Principal of St. Jude’s High School, Jeri-Meri
Fr Gervas Fernandes         To be Assistant, St Sebastian Church, Marouli and Principal of St. Sebastian’s High School, Marouli
Fr Clifton Lobo                      To be Assistant, St. Francis Xavier Church, Kanjur Marg and Principal of St. Francis Xavier’s High School, Kanjur Marg
Fr Victor Noronha    To be Assistant, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kalyan (W) and Principal of Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Kalyan (W)
Fr Alex Carvalho        To be in residence at St Francis Xavier Church, Vile Parle
Fr Joe D’Gama           To be in residence at St John the Baptist Church, Thane
Fr Ramesh Francis     To be on the Staff, Our Lady of Glory Church, Byculla
Fr Joseph Borges         To be Assistant, Our Lady of Nazareth Church, Bhayandar
Fr Sandeep Borges       To be Assistant, Our Lady of the Sea, Uttan and Assistant at Muktisagar Prabodhan Kendra, Uttan
Fr Jeffrey D’Souza           To be Assistant, Infant Jesus Church, Dombivli (and not as previously announced)
Fr Trevor Fernandes        To be Assistant, Holy Family Church, Pestom Sagar
Fr Lawrence Johnson    To be Assistant, Sacred Heart Church, Vashi
Fr Neil Cerejo                    Deputed to do his B.Ed, with residence at Sacred Heart Church, Santa Cruz. (Newly ordained)
Fr Norbert D’Souza            Deputed to do his B.Ed, with residence at Infant Jesus Church, Jogeshwari (East). (Newly ordained)
Fr Ashlyn Chand             To be Assistant, Immaculate Conception Church, Borivli. (Newly ordained)
Fr Michael D’Cunha        To be Assistant, St Michael Church, Mahim. (Newly ordained)
Fr Avin Franklin                  To be Assistant, St Stephen Church, Cumbala Hill and to Assist at the Archdiocesan Finance Office. (Newly ordained)
Fr S. Gnanajothi                  To be Assistant, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Goregaon (W). (Newly ordained)

APPOINTMENTS (IV)

Fr Elias Gonsalves     to be Director, Centre for Social Action and Sarvodaya – Centre for Capacity Building
Fr Anthony J. Fernandes           to be Director, Archdiocesan Youth Centre, Diocesan Pastoral Centre, while continuing as Diocesan Vocation Promoter
Fr Walter D’Souza                 to be Assistant Director, Archdiocesan Youth Centre, Diocesan Pastoral Centre and Assistant Diocesan Vocation Promoter
Fr Melroy Fernandes                to be Assistant, St Stephen Church, Cumbala Hill and Coordinator of the Communication Centre, Archbishop’s House
Fr Benhur Rodrigues        to be resident Staff member, St Pius X College, Goregaon
Fr Dolreich Pereira         to be resident Staff member, St Pius X College, Goregaon
Fr Andrew Aranha           to be resident Staff member, St Pius X College, Goregaon
Fr Salvador Rodrigues          to be Assistant Director of Small Christian Communities in the Archdiocese, while continuing to be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Orlem
Fr Mario Mendes                  to be Promoter of Small Christian Communities in the Archdiocese with residence at Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar (W)
Fr Lester Vaz                        deputed for specialization in Canon Law, St Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bangalore
Fr Anthony L. Fernandes        deputed for specialization in Liturgy, Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore

APPOINTMENTS (V)

Fr Baptist D’Souza, MSFS     to be Parish Priest, St Joseph Church, Kurla
Fr Jerome D’Souza, SJ            to be Parish Priest at Holy Family Church, Andheri
Fr Terrie Pinto, MSFS              to be Priest-in-charge, Holy Redeemer Church, Khopoli
Fr Simon Britto OFM                 to be Assistant Director, Our Lady’s Home and Principal, Our Lady’s Middle School, Dadar (E)
Fr Reehan Soosai Antony, SAC  to be Assistant, St Vincent Pallotti Church, Marol
Fr Caetano Crasto, SAC               to be Assistant, St Vincent Pallotti Church, Marol
Fr Dinesh Damor, SVD                  to be Assistant, St Theresa Church, Bandra
Fr Bernard Fernandes, SDB           to be Assistant, Our Lady of Dolours Church, Wadala (West)
Fr Diago Fonseca, OPraem            to be Assistant, St Joseph the Worker Church, Bandra (E)
Fr Carlos George, SDB                   to be Assistant, Don Bosco Church, Borivli
Fr S. Jacob, MSFS                        to be Assistant Priest-in-charge, Holy Redeemer Church, Khopoli
Fr John Lobo, SJ                            to be Assistant, St Peter Church, Bandra
Fr Joe Louis, OPraem                    to be Assistant, Our Lady of Visitation Church, Nerul           
Fr Jerry Misquith, MSFS               to be Assistant, St Joseph Church, Kurla
Fr Augustine Pereira, SDB             to be Assistant, St Dominic Savio Church, Wadala (East)
Fr George Pulikottil, SJ                 to be Assistant, St Anne Church, Mazagaon
Fr Leo Sequeira, OPraem               to be Assistant, St Joseph the Worker Church, Bandra (E)
Fr Salvador Serrao, SVD               to be Assistant, St Theresa Church, Bandra
Fr Leopold Soares, SJ                   to be Assistant, Holy Family Church, Andheri

APPOINTMENTS (VI)

Fr John Almeida                     to continue as Parish Priest, St Anthony Church, Dharavi (and not as previously announced)
Fr Albert D’Souza OFM Cap to be Parish Priest, St Ignatius Church, Mandvi
Fr John Lopes                          to be Assistant, Our Lady of the Sea Church, Uttan and Principal, St Joseph High School and Junior College, Uttan
Fr Brian Bandya OFM Cap     to be Assistant, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Manori.    
Fr Roland Bendogamar OFM Cap  to be Assistant, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Kirol
Fr Henry S. D’Souza                         to be Assistant, St Francis Xavier Church, Kanjur Marg
Fr Christopher D. Jeyakumar         to be Assistant, St Joseph Church, Colaba
Fr Allwyn Nazareth SDB                 to be Assistant, Sacred Heart Church, Santa Cruz
Fr Adrian Philips                               to be Assistant, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Orlem
Fr Anthony M. Robins                     to be Assistant, St Joseph Church, Vikhroli (and not as previously announced)
Fr Joaquim Rodrigues SSS            to be Assistant, St Anthony Church, Dharavi
Fr Ubaldo Barretto                         to be on the Staff, Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar (W)
Fr Jude Ferreira                              for full time Ministry of the Word in the Archdiocese of Bombay with residence at St Ignatius Church, Jacob Circle
Fr Rocky Banz                                 (Parish Priest, Our Lady of Glory Church, Byculla) to be Archdiocesan Director of Health Promotion

Priests on loan to other dioceses :

Msgr Alex Rebello                  to the diocese of Wrexham, Great Britain
Fr Joseph P. Pereira                 to the diocese of Nashik
 

The following Fathers have been granted a year’s Sabbatical :

Fr Simon Borges
Fr George Fernandes

APPOINTMENTS (VII) 

Fr Dominic Charles Vas OCD to be Parish Priest at St Joseph Church, Mira Road
Fr Franco Cardozo SFX  to be Assistant, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Ambarnath
Fr Savio Coutinho SFX    to be Assistant, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Ambarnath
Fr Gilbert D’Souza SFX    to be Assistant, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Ambarnath
Fr Robert Ivan D’Souza OCD to be Assistant, St Joseph Church, Mira Road
Fr Jude Ferreira                   to be Assistant, Good Shepherd Church, Andheri
(and not as previously announced)
Fr Domingos Gonsalves SFX  to be Assistant, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Ambarnath
Fr John Baptist Pinto OCD      to be Assistant, St Joseph Church, Mira Road

 

APPOINTMENTS (VIII) 

Fr. Vincent Vaz, SJ Priest in-Charge of St. Joseph the Worker Church,Mumbra
Fr. Anthony Daniels, CPPS     Priest-in-Charge of Cheetah Camp in the Parish of St. Anthony Church, Mankhurd
Fr. Vinoy Augustine Payikattu, OP Assistant, Our Lady of the Forsaken Church, Ghansoli
Fr. Sahaya Ruben, CPPS            Tamil Chaplain with residence at Cheetah Camp, Manhkurd

 

APPOINTMENTS  (IX & X)

Fr Mathew Modiyil, OIC  for Pastoral care, St Thomas Malankara Catholic Parish, Borivli (W) and its sub-units at Malad and Poinsur
Fr George Varghese Thekkevettathu, OIC     for Pastoral care, St Joseph’s Malankara Catholic Parish, Ulhas Nagar and the sub-unit at Thane
Fr Richard Quadros, SVD Assistant, Sarva Vikas Deep, Mangaon

Fr. Caesar D’Mello                                     to be Dean of South Bombay Deanery 

Fr. Calistus Fernandes                             to be Dean of Raigad Deanery

Fr Augustine Palett, P.I.M.E.                    to be Parish Priest of Our Lady of Velankanni  Church, Irla. 

Fr Elson Jovenes Galton, P.I.M.E            to be Assistant of Our Lady of  Velankanni Church, Irla 

Fr Thomson Kinny                                     to reside at St Francis Xavier Church, Dabul, whilst continuing his B.Ed studies

Fr Nelson Saldanha                                  to be Assistant, Infant Jesus Church, Jogeshwari (East)

APPOINTMENTS  January - February 2010

Fr Leslie D’Cunha, OFM                    to be Parish Priest, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Sion

Fr Fidelis D’Lima, OFM                     to be Assistant, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Sion

Fr Roshan Loy D’Souza, CSC           to be Assistant, St Louis Church, Dahisar

Fr Jugal Kishor Lakra, OFM               to be Assistant, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Sion

Fr Joseph Parachalil, O. Praem         to be Assistant, St Joseph the Worker Church, Bandra (East)

Fr Leo Sequeira, O. Praem                 to be Assistant, Our Lady of Visitation Church, Nerul

Fr Simon Borges                                 Director, Bhate Shrine, Uttan.

Fr P. Andrew, MSFS                            to be Assistant, St Francis de Sales Church, Khoparkhairane

 

The above appointments take immediate effect

 + Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Archbishop of Bombay