Feast of Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa
13-May-2018
Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa
Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa is called ‘Nossa Senhora, Consolacao dos Perseguidos Igreja em Tropa, Goa’ in Portuguese. The Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa is popularly called ‘The Tropa Church’ locally in Goa. The origin of the Tropa Church can be traced to the existence of a chapel in Tropa in 1762. The chapel at Tropa was affiliated to the parish of Siolim. Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted church, Tropa was rebuilt entirely in 1971, when the Tropa chapel was elevated to the status of a parish. The locality came to be known as Tropa, meaning troops, because the Portuguese Government had stationed a military force there.
The Number of Catholics based in the Parish of Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa is 850. The Feast of Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church, Tropa, Goa is Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of May every year.
The Parish Priest of Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church at Tropa, Goa is Fr Joseph Fernandes.
The Address of the Tropa church is Our Lady of Consolation of the Persecuted Church at Tropa, Siolim, Goa 403517.