Fr. Peter Mascarenhas appointed as new Parish Priest at Tropa Church.

Tropa Church-Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church,  is called ‘Nossa Senhora, Consolacao dos Perseguidos Igreja em Tropa, Goa’ in Portuguese. Rev. Fr. Peter Simon Mascarenhas has been appointed as the Parish Priest of the Parish of the Tropa Church in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/57/2019 . The Tropa Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted. The origin of the  Church can be traced to the existence of a chapel in Tropa in 1762. The chapel  was affiliated to the parish of Siolim. Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted church. The Chapel was rebuilt entirely in 1971, when the  chapel was elevated to the status of a parish. Today more than 900 Catholics reside in the Parish.The Feast of Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa is Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of May every year.

Fr Peter was born on 27th  October 1975 in Calangute. He was ordinated on his birthday 27th October 2003. Prior to becoming the Parish Priest of the Tropa Church he was the Chapalin of Child Jesus Chapel Murida affiliated to Our Lady of Health Church Cuncolim. Prior to that he was at Our Lady of Hope church Candolim.