New Parish Priest at Nerul Church 2019

Nerul Church -Our Lady of Remedies , Goa is called ‘Nossa Senhora dos Remedios igreja em Nerul’ Goa in Portuguese. The  Church was founded by the Franciscans in 1569. The Church was attacked thrice by the Marathas, but they were repelled by the sound of khoznne, (gun powder crackers) and the sight of fictitious cannons made of palm trees placed on the porch roof. The Church  treasures some old paintings on wooden panels and on walls.

The Nerul Church will be bestowed by a new Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Olavo Marcelino Caiado this coming Pastoral year according to ordinance no CP-P/43/2019.  Fr. Olava is  a native of Camorlim and was born on 16th Januay 1971. He was ordained a Priest on 24th October 2000. He was previously appointed the In-Charge of “Lar de Estudantes”,
Altinho, Panjim and  was the Director of Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media (DCSCM), Archbishop’s House, Altinho, Panjim.

Fr. Olava will take charge of over 1200 Catholic Parioshners in the Parish of the Nerul Church. The religious Order based in the Parish are the Religious Women Mission Sisters of Ajmer(MSA) based at St Anthony House, Nerul, Bardez, Goa.The Feast of Our Lady of Remedies Church at Nerul, Goa is celebrated on the last Sunday of October every year.