New Parochial Adminstrator at Our Lady of Grace Church, Chorao 2019

Our Lady of Grace Church, Chorao, Goa is called ‘Nossa Senhora da Graca Igreje em Chorao,Goa’ in Portuguese. The Church,  is dedicated to Our Lady of Grace, The patron saint. The Church, was originally a military chapel This old church of Our Lady of Grace, Chorao was demolished and a new one  was built in Maddel in Chorao which was completed in 1860. Rev. Fr.  Sebastião João Nazareth has been appointed as the Parochial Administrator of the Parish for the upcoming Pastoral year in accordance to ordinance no CP-P/38/2019.

Fr. Sebastião was  born in Agasaim on 30th March 1966. He was anointed a Priest on 3rd May 1993. He previously was the Parish Priest of  St. John the Baptist Church, Pilerne, Goa. He will carry the reigns of  the Parish which includes over 500 parishoners from the departing Fr. Savio Jose Cirilo de Sousa in accordance to ordinance no CP-Of/37/2019. Fr. Savio is a native of Mapusa and was born on 28 September 1951. He was ordinated a Priest on 1st May 1981. Before joining the Parish he was the Chaplain of Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Cansa, affiliated to St. Christopher’s Parish, Tivim. . Also Rev. Fr. Jose Isidoro Almir Merulo de Sousa has bid farewell from being “Priest in residence” in the Parish in accordance to ordinance no CP-Of/125/2019.