Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church
11-Dec-2016
Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa
History:
The Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa is called ‘Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso Igreja em Nagoa, Verna, Goa’ in Portuguese. The Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa is also popularly called the ‘Nagoa Verna Church’ in South Goa. The Nagoa church was originally a chapel built in 1755. The Nagoa chapel was dedicated to Our Lady of Succour. Being a chapel it was affiliated to the Church of Verna. The Nagoa chapel was detached from the Verna Church and elevated into a separate parish of Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna on January 1, 1973, by provision No. 91/72.
The Catholic population in the parish of Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa is around 2500.
The Feast of Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa is celebrated on the second Sunday of December every year.
The Religious orders found in the Nagoa church parish are
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN) who are based at The St Joseph Convent at Nagoa, Verna, Goa.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny ( SJC) who are based at The Cluny Convent at Nagoa, Verna, Goa.
The Educational Institutions in the Nagoa Parish are
St Josephs Convent High School run by The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth .
The St Joseph Boarding for Girls is also run by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
The St Mary’s Guest House is a Home for the Aged run by the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny ( SJC).
The Address of the Nagoa Church is Our Lady of Succour and Good Success Church, Nagoa, Verna, Goa 403722.