New Parish Priest at Dicarpale Church 2019

Dicarpale Church-The Our Lady of Fatima is called ‘Nossa Senhora de Fatima Igreja em Dicarpale, Goa’ in Portuguese.The church was originally a chapel which was blessed on February 11, 1936. It was later rebuilt in 1952. Furthermore it was separated from the parish of Navelim on Feburary 2, 1989 and raised as a seperate parish altogether. This illustrious parish will be bestowed upon by a new Parish Priest Rev. Fr. John Joaquim Judas Elizabeth Fernandes this coming pastoral year in accordance to CP-P/51/2019.

Fr. John is a native of Verna. He was born on 8th July 1968 and ordained Priesthood on 4th January 1999. He previously worked as the Chaplain of Our Lady of Candelária Chapel, Porvorim, affiliated to Our Lady of
Succour Parish, Socorro. He takes over the reigns of the Parish from  Rev. Fr. John Filipe Menezes from the post of the Parish Priest of the Parish, due to reasons of health in accordance to CP-P/50/2019.

The Number of Catholics in the parish of Our Lady of Fatima Church at Dicarpale, Goa are 2000. The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Church at Dicarpale, Goa is celebrated on the Sunday on or after 13th October every year.