Fr. Ricardo appointed new Parish Priest at Santa Cruz Church

The Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, Goa is popularly called ‘The Santa Cruz Church’ in Goa will be bestowed by a new Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Ricardo Pinhero for the upcoming pastoral year with the ordinance no CP-P/25/2019.

Fr. Ricardo Pinhero was born in Raia on 21st September 1964. He was ordinated to Priesthood on 2nd May 1996. He will take over the reigns of the Santa Cruz Church from Rev. Fr. Alexandre Antonio Agnelo Pereira, who spent the last 7 years at the Parish. He has previous tenure as Chapalin of St. Joachim Chapel, Borda which is one of the 4 chapels affiliated the the Parish of Holy Spirit Church Margao. This Parish would be a huge step in his priesthood life as he would have to lead over 15,000 parishioners of the Holy Cross Church.

The religious orders Present in the  Parish include the Blessed Sacrament Fathers (BSS) and the Bethany Sisters (BS). It has 2 affiliated chapels St. Gonsalo de Amarante Chapel and St. Thomas of Aquinos Chapel. The Feast of Holy Cross Church, in the Parish is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of May every year.

Not only the shear size but also the spirituality of the people will overwhelm Fr. Ricardo as he starts his reign as the new Parish Priest of this great Parish.