New Parish Priest at Grace Church Margao 2019

Our Lady of Grace Church Margao  is called ‘Nossa Senhora da Graca em Margao, Goa’ in Portuguese. The Church,  is also popularly called ‘The Margao  Grace Church locally in Goa. The church was a chapel originally called the Capela de Batalhao, chapel of the Battalion affiliated to the Church of Holy Spirit Margao until it was finally raised to a full fledged Parish in 1959. The present day building was designed in modern architectural lines and was inaugurated on January 1, 1977.

The Church will be bestowed by a new Parish Priest Rev. Fr. José Adriano Rodrigues in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/49/2019 this coming Pastoral year. Fr. José is a native of Merces. He was born on 1st March 1961 and was ordained into Priesthood on 9th May 1988. He was previously the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of Miracles Church, Sirsaim. He will take over the reigns from  Rev. Fr. Tomas Simão João Lobo  who was transferred from the Parish to Aldona Church-St. Thomas the Apostle Church in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/48/2019.

There are a two Prestigious diocesan educational Institutions situated in the Parish  Loyola High School/Higher Secondary School, Margao, Goa run by The Society of Jesus (SJ) Jesuits and the Fatima Convent High School, Margao, Goa run by the Apostolic Carmel Sisters (AC).