Church Of Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Madanthyar
| Church Of Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Madanthyar | |
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 Church Of Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Madanthyar
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| 12°56′54″N 75°11′29″E / 12.9482°N 75.1914°ECoordinates: 12°56′54″N 75°11′29″E / 12.9482°N 75.1914°E | |
| Location | Madanthyar, Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Latin rite) |
| Website | madanthyarchurch |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 January 1893 |
| Founder(s) | Fr Jacob Sequeira |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Belthangady Varado |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore |
| Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Bernard Blasius Moras |
| Bishop(s) | Rev. Aloysius Paul DSouza |
| Vicar(s) | Fr. Lawrence Mascarenhas |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr. Clifford Pinto |
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church situated at Madanthyar near Belthangady. The church was built on January 29, 1893. This church comes under Deanery of Belthangady, Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore. This church is dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sacred Heart of Jesus church was part of Agrar Church until 1886 and the priest from Agrar Church used to visit these villages once a year to bless the graves at the cemetery opened by local Catholics, to bless the houses and to celebrate. Later, the local Catholics obtained permission from the Archbishop of Goa to build a chapel here, to be served from Agrar Church. Fr. Emilian Alexander DSouza of Agrar Church had chosen a site for the chapel. The Concordat of 1886 came into operation and Agrar Church was transferred to the Diocese of Mangalore. So the people appealed to Bishop Nicholas Pagani SJ and he detached the area from Agrar Church and placed it under the care of Fr. Pascal Mascarenhas, the parish priest of Gaddai (Belthangady). Fr. Pascal Mascarenhas used to go occasionally to Madanthyar and offer mass in a shed in 1887. The people wanted an independent parish.
Mr Francis Dsouza Prabhu (Porso Porob) of Kolkebail endowed his vast property to the new parish. On March 16, 1889, Fr Rosario D’Souza was appointed the first parish priest.
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