Goan Churches | Information on all Churches in Goa

Bridgettine Sisters ( O.Ss.S.)

Parent Churches: St. Anthony of Lisbon Church, Galgibag, Goa, Our Lady of Piety Church, Piedade, Divar, Goa,

Bridgettine Sisters ( O.Ss.S.) (Order of the most Holy Saviour of St. Bridget) In Goa since 1994 Brief historical Background This order was founded by St. Bridget, after the death of her husband in 1344, having received papal approval in 1370. As the 20th century began, the order was almost facing its extinction when, according […]

Bethany Sisters (B.S.)

Parent Churches: St. Joseph of Areal Church, Sao Jose De Areal, Goa, St. Sebastian Church, Loliem, Goa,

Bethany Sisters (B.S.) ( Sisters of the little flower of Bethany) In Goa since 1969 Brief historical background : The congregation was founded in Mangalore on July 16, 1921 by Msgr. Raymond Mascarenhas. The Sisters devote themselves to the educational, catechetical and social apostolates and place themselves at the service of any other pastoral needs […]

Apostolic Carmel (A.C.)

Parent Churches: Mother of the Poor Church, Nuvem, Goa, Our Lady of Grace Church, Margao, Goa, Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa, St. Jerome Church, Mapusa, Goa, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Aldona, Goa,

In Goa since 1931 Brief Historical background: The congregation was founded in France in the year 1868 by Mother Veronica, and established in India two years later. The A.C. Sisters are committed to the service and development of the youth, especially of girls, through education and other charitable works, according to the needs of the […]

Society of Pilar (S.F.X.)

Parent Churches: Holy Cross Church, Verna, Goa, The Guardian Angel Church, Sanvordem, Goa, Our Lady of Miracles Church, Sanguem, Goa, Our Lady of Piety Church, Collem, Goa, St. Anthony Church, Cabo De Rama, Goa, Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa, Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Valpoi, Goa, St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Goa Velha, Goa, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Batim, Goa,

Society of Pilar (Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier) Founded in Goa: 1887 Reorganised: 1939 Brief Historical background: The society of the missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, commonly known as the Society of Pilar, is an indigenous Society of Apostolate Life founded by Fr. Bento Martins in 1887. One of the members of […]

The Salesians of Don Bosco

Parent Churches: Holy Cross Church, Quepem, Goa, Saviour of the World Church, Lotoulim, Goa, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Fatorda, Goa, St. John the Baptist Church, Benaulim, Goa, St. Francis Xavier Church, Tuem, Goa, St. Anne Church, Parra, Goa, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Taleigao, Goa, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim, Goa,

Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.) (Society of Saint Francis of Sales) In Goa since 1945 Brief historical background : The society of St. Francis of Sales was founded by St. John Bosco in 1859. Don Bosco encountered countless youth on the roads and in city prisons. Realizing that this was greatly due to lack of […]

The Redemptorists, (C.S.S.R.) (CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER)

Parent Churches: Our Lady of Glory Church, Varca, Goa, Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa,

REDEMPTORISTS (C.S.S.R.) (CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER)In Goa since 1969 Brief Historical Background: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, a lawyer disappointed with the courts, became a priest, moved by the plight of the poor and the spiritually abandoned and founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.S.S.R.) at Naples in 1732, for the ‘Evangelization […]

The Pallottines (S.A.C.) (Society of the Catholic Apostolate)

Parent Churches: Our Lady of Bethlehem Church, Chandor, Goa, St. Francis Xavier Church, Chicalim, Goa, St. Cajetan Church, Assagao, Goa, St. Anne Church, Parra, Goa,

PALLOTTINES (S.A.C.) (SOCIETY OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE) In Goa since 1959 Brief Historical Background: The saint who saw the Church in the laity was born in Rome in 1795. When Vincent Pallotti was ordained a priest in 1818, the Church was in dire need of leaders who could rekindle faith and charity among the people […]

The Jesuits

Parent Churches: Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia, Goa, Our Lady of Grace Church, Margao, Goa, St. Anne Church, Agonda, Goa, St. Jerome Church, Mapusa, Goa, Holy Family Church, Alto Porvorim, Goa, Holy Trinity Church, Nagoa, Arpora, Goa, St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Church, Old Goa, Goa, St. Lawrence the Martyr Church, Agassaim, Goa, St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Church, Santa Inez, Goa, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim, Goa,

JESUITS (S.J.) (SOCIETY OF JESUS) In Goa from 1542 – 1759. Again from 1890 Brief Historical Background: Founded by St Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. St. Francis Xavier was among the first Jesuits who came to Goa two years alter and evolved a gigantic missionary […]

FRANSALIANS (M.S.F.S.) (CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARIES OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES )

Parent Churches: St. Anthony Church, Siolim, Goa, St. Elizabeth of Portugal Church, Ucassaim, Goa, St. Cajetan Church, Bastora, Goa, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Valpoi, Goa, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Aldona, Goa,

FRANSALIANS (M.S.F.S.) (CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARIES OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ) In Goa since 1940 Brief Historical Background: The Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, also known as the ‘Fransalians’, was founded by Fr. Peter Mary Mermier in France, in the year 1838, adopting the way of St. Francis de Sales. […]