Mangalore Diocese News

Parish Priests who have served in the Parish :

1 Fr. Urban Stein S. J. (31.12.1878 - 21.10.1888)
2 Fr. Aigidio Frachetti S.J. (17.01.1889 - 08.09.1896)
3 Fr. Henry Buzzoni S.J. (08.09.1896 - 18.12.1901)
4 Fr. Edward Lazzarini S. J. (19.12.1901 - 01.06.1903)
5 Fr. Aegidio Frachetti S. J. (01.06.1903 - 12.01.1904)
6 Fr Mariano Lunazzi S. J. (12.01.1904 - 12.12.1905)
7 Fr Aristides Macry S. J. (12.12.1905 - 05.02.1908)
8 Fr Henry Buzzoni S. J. (06.06.1908 - 01.05.1922)
9 Fr Liguory A. M. Vas (18.06.1922 - 31.05.1930)
10 Fr Aloysius J. D’Souza (07.10.1930 - 07.12.1933)
11 Fr Julian L. A. D’Souza (03.06.1934 - 29.05.1938)
12 Fr Emmanuel L. Mathias (29.05.1938 - 29.08.1942)
13 Msgr. Sabas J. Fernandes (20.09.1942 - 22.05.1949)
14 Fr Francis J. M. Pinto (22.05.1949 - 27.10.1959)
15 Mgr. Mathew Pinto (27.10.1959 - 03.12.1961)
16 Fr. Robert Z. M. D’Souza (Act) (04.12.1961 - 03.05.1963)
17 Mgr. Alexander B. Pinto (04.04.1962 - 01.02.1966)
18 Mgr. Piedade S. Saldanha (27.02.1966 - 17.09.1972)
19 Mgr. Alexander F. D’Souza (15.08.1973 - 15.08.1975)
20 Fr. Fred V Pereira (15.08.1975 - 01.06.1983)
21 Fr. Lawrence Fernandes (01.06.1983 - 27.05.1990)
22 Fr. Victor Machado (27.05.1990 - 23.05.1997)
23 Fr. Stany Tauro (23.05.1997 - 19.05.2000)
24 Fr. Cyprian Coelho (19.05.2000 - 21.12.2005)
25 Fr Lawrence D’Souza (Priest’s –In-charge) (21.05.2005 - 27.05.2006)
26 Fr. Stany Goveas (27.05.2006 - 30.06.2013)
27 Fr. John Baptist Crasta (26.06.2013 - 02.08.2020)
28 Fr Alfred Pinto (from 02-08-2020 onwards ...)

Compiled by Catholic Time Staff with inputs from rosariocathedral.org
Last updated in Dec 2020.

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