New Parish Priest at Pomburpa Church 2019

Pomburpa Church- The Mother of God, Goa is called ‘Mae de Deus Igreja em Pomburpa, Goa’ in Portuguese. The  Church was founded in 1590 by two Franciscan Tertiaries, Luisa da Madre de Deus and Ana de Santa Maria. The  Church was donated by them to the Franciscans on 11th June 1604.

The Church will be bestowed by a new Parish Priest Rev. Fr. George Norbert Aguiar in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/46/2019. He is a native of Colva and was born on 20th December 1956. He was ordained into Priesthood on 8th May 1984. He was Previously the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Rosary Church Navelim Goa and Church of Our Lady of the Sick Quelossim.

Fr. George will take over the reigns of over 1200 Catholics in the Parish from Rev. Fr. Agnelo Diogo Francisco Tomé Baptista de Souza wo bid farewell to the Parish in accordance with ordinance no CP-P/45/2019. Fr. Agnelo is a native of Bambolim and was born on 21st December 1954. He was Ordained a Priest on 10th May 1983. He was was the Parish Priest of the Pompurba Parish from 2012.
The Feast of Mother of God Church at Pomburpa, Goa is celebrated on 2nd February every year.