Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa is called ‘Sagrada Familia Igreja em Porvorim, Goa’ in Portuguese. The Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa is popularly called ‘The Porvorim Church’ locally in Goa. The Porvorim Church was originally the Holy Family Chapel built in 1952, as an affiliate of the Socorro parish. Due to the increase in population, a resident Chaplain was appointed to the Porvorim chapel in 1978. The Porvorim chapel was elevated to the Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim parish Church through a Decree dated 15th December, 2005.
The Religious Order based in the parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa are
Religious Men
Redemptorist Fathers (CSSR) based at Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Society of Jesus (SJ) based at Thomas Stephens Kendr, B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa and
Xavier Historical Research Centre, B B Borkar Road Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Society of St. Francis Xavier (SFX) based at Pilar Fathers, Pilar Deepti Sadan, Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Religious Women
Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (JMJ) based at Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart (ICM) based at West Coast Residency, Alto Porvorim, Goa.
Chapel with Chaplain in the Parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa.
The Clergy Home Chapel, Porvorim, Goa.
The Chaplain of The Clergy Home Chapel, Porovorim, Goa is Fr Oscar Quadros.
Chapel without Chaplain in the Parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa
Holy Cross Chapel, Alto Betim, Porvorim, Goa.
Educational Institutions based in the Parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa
Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Alto Porvorim, Goa run by the Society of Jesus (SJ)
Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendr, Alto Provorim, Goa run by the Society of Jesus (SJ)
Social institutions based in the Parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa
Clergy Home, Porvorim, Goa
J.M.J. Hospital, Porvorim, Goa
The Number of Catholics in the Parish of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa is 5,000.
The Feast of Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa is celebrated on the Last Sunday of January every year.
The Address of the Porvorim Church is Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa. 403521.