Fr.Visitação appointed new Parish Priest of Bodiem Church 2019

The Bodiem Church- St. Anne Church, Goa is called ‘Santa Ana Igreja em Bodiem, Goa’ in Portuguese.  The Bodiem Church was a primitive chapel built in 1801 and dedicated to St. Anne. This illastrious Parish will be bestowed by a new Parish Priest Rev. F.r.Visitação Boaventura Monteiro in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/35/2019.

Fr.Visitação is a native of Santo Estevao. He was born on 2nd July 1946 and was ordained a Priest on 25th April 1973. Previously he had spells at St. Peter’s Church, Bainguinim. In 2016 however he was relieved from service as he wanted some time off. He published a book “Goan village communities” after a group of people persuaded him to write the book after reading his articles where he hadn’t mentioned any prefix or Fr anywhere near his name. The topics he covered were never read but were heard and putting them down on paper would change a lot of things.This opportunity arised as he met with an accident on 17 May 2018 and fractured his colar bones and 3 ribs. He was suggested rest which made him more sick so he started writing the book or booklet as he says it is. Now he will take charge of over 500 Catholic Parishoners in the Parish.