JAIPUR DEANERY

Name of the Church

St. Xavier’s Church

Patron Saint

St. Francis Xavier

Year of Establishment

1979

Address

St. Xavier’s Church
C/o St. Xavier's School
Ashok Marg, C – Scheme
Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan
Tel: 0141 – 2370701

In 1945 the Jesuits started the St. Xavier’s school and the first principal was Rev. Fr. Robert Ludwig S. J. and the first Jesuit community was guided by Rev. Fr. Hussey William S. J., the first superior. Later in the year 1979 a new parish was created and named after St. Xavier, and the Jesuits fathers are entrusted with the care of this parish by the bishop. In the year 1981 the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity started a Destitute Home for the deprived and the destitute, close to the school campus and it is serving hundreds and thousands of poor people in and around Jaipur and thus bears a great Christian witness of love in the city.

Institutions
Nirmal Hridai House (MC) Missionaries of Charity P.B. No. 36, Wardhaman Path Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 2365804	Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary (SCJM) SCJM Residence St. Xavier’s Staff Quarters 148, Gautam Marg C-Scheme, Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 2222800
St. Xavier's School Ashok Marg, C – Scheme Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2372336	St. Xavier’s Vocational Institute C/o St. Xavier's School Ashok Marg, C – Scheme Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2371290
St. Xavier's College Hathroi Fort Road Opp. Rotary Club Jaipur - 302 001, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 - 2371290; 2370296; 2374933	Avedhana Ashram C/o. Durlabhji Hospital Jaipur – 302 001, Rajasthan Phone : 0141 – 2566865

The land for a Church and a school was bought in 1989. Fr. Raymond Coelho did the initial work and Fr. Leo Moras was the first resident Priest. The Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer came to assist in the Parish and the School. The Church was built in 1994 and blessed by Most. Rev. Ignatius Menezes.

Name of the Church	St. Thomas the Apostle’s Church
Patron Saint	St. Thomas the Apostle
Year of Establishment	1992
Address	St. Thomas the Apostle’s Church C/o St. Anselm's Sr. Sec. School Sector-6, Heera Path Mansarovar Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 2785705
Institutions
St. Anselm's Sr. Sec. School Sector-6, Heera Path, Mansarovar Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 3250231	St. Anselm’s Morning Star School Madrampura, Sanganer, Faghi Road, Jaipur Tel. Mob. 9667551035
Nirmal Jyoti Ashram C/o St. Anselm’s Sr. Sec. School Sector -6, Heerapath, Mansarovar Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan. Tel:0141- 6579740	St. Theresa Ashram C/o St. Theresa School Krishna Vihar, Mansarovar Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2786959
St. Theresa School (PSA) Krishna Vihar, Mansarovar Jaipur – 302 020, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2784002

A parish was established in the year 2000 and Fr. Raymond Coelho was appointed as the first Parish Priest and Principal of St Anselms North City School Jothwara and the parish named as Holy Redeemer Church. In August, 2006 the building work of the Church was completed and then blessed by Most. Rev. Oswald Lewis. The Holy Family Sisters of Nazareth assist in the school and the Parish since 2002. The Provincial House of the Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer was shifted to Jothwara in the year 2004.

Name of the Church	Holy Redeemer Church
Patron Saint	Holy Redeemer
Year of Establishment	2000
Address	Holy Redeemer Church C/o St. Anselm's North City School Niwaru Road, Jhotwara Jaipur – 302 012, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2469323
Institutions
Maria Sadan Minor Seminary Pratap Vihar, 21, South Colony Near Ajmer Bypass, Niwaru Road Jotwara, Jaipur – 302 012 Tel: 0141 2349050	PSA Provincial House C/o St. Theresa's School Niwaru Road, Jhotwara Jaipur – 302 012, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 2469372, 2469373
Holy Family Convent C/o. St. Anselm’s North City School Niwaru Road, Jhotwara Jaipur – 302 012, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 217018	St. Anselm's North City School Niwaru Road, Jhotwara Jaipur – 302 012, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2469323
St. Theresa's School (PSA) Niwaru Road, Jhotwara Jaipur – 302 012, Rajasthan. Tel: 0141 – 2469480

At the request of Bishop Ignatius Menezes of Ajmer, the Mission Sisters of Ajmer, in the year 2003, purchased a plot of land here to establish a convent as well as a school in order that the Christian settlers in this area could be rendered service. Since the diocese did not have a plot of land in the area, the diocese bought a piece of land from the Sisters themselves for the Church to be built. The new parish was erected in the year 2007 and the first resident priest was Rev. Fr. Augustine Mannoor. The priest House was built and blessed in 2007. The Liturgical services were held in the newly built parish House till 2009 and the new parish Church was built and blessed in the year 2009 by Most Rev. Oswald Lewis. Subsequently a De-addiction and Rehabilitation Centre named Nav Jeevan Kendra was opened and was blessed in 2012 by Most Rev. Oswald Lewis.

Name of the Church	St. John the Baptist Church
Patron Saint	St. John the Baptist
Year of Establishment	2007
Address	St. John the Baptist Church C/o. Sophia School Lalarpura Village, Vaishali Post, Jaipur – 302 021, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 - 2173105
Institutions
Our Lady of the Rosary Convent C/o Sophia English Medium School (MSA) Lalarpura Village, Vaishali Post, Jaipur – 302 021, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 - 2101107	Sophia English Medium School (MSA) Lalarpura Village, Vaishali Post, Jaipur – 302 021, Rajasthan Tel: 0141 - 210110
Nav Jeevan De-addiction and Re-habilitation Centre C/o. St. John the Baptist Church, Lalarpura Village, Vaishali Post, Jaipur – 302 021, Rajasthan

The C.M.C. Sisters of Kanjirappally Province bought a piece of land in the year 2005 at Bagrana in order to open an English medium school. The Diocese bought a piece of land from the CMC Sisters themselves and a parish house was built in the year 2010 and the first priest to reside in the campus is Fr. Casimiro Coelho.

Name of the Church	St. John Mary Vianney Church
Patron Saint	St. John Mary Vianney
Year of Establishment	2010
Address	St. John Mary Vianney Church C/o. Mount Carmal Convent School Bagrana, Kanotha P. O. Agra Road, Jaipur Rajasthan
Institutions
C M C Mission Superior’s House Mount Carmel Convent Bagrana, Kanotha P. O. Agra Road, Jaipur Rajasthan	Mount Carmal Convent School (CMC) Mali Ki Kothi, Bagrana, Kanotha P. O. Agra Road, Jaipur Rajasthan Tel: 0141 – 2681212

In 1995 the land was purchased for a school and in 1998 a school was opened by the Sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady of Graces. Until 2000 the station was visited by fathers from Bandikui and Jaipur. From the time the Social Work Centre of Jaipur Diocese is opened in the same premises there has been a resident priest to take care of the Parish.

Name of the Church	Our Lady of Grace Church
Patron Saint	Our Lady of Grace
Year of Establishment	1998
Address	Our Lady of Grace Church C/o. St. Mary’s School Lalsot Road Dausa – 303 303 Rajasthan. Tel: 01427 – 220327
Institutions
St. Mary’s Convent School Lalsot Road Dausa – 303 303 Rajasthan. Tel: 01427-221794 Email: stmarydausa@rediffmail.com Website: www.smcsdausa.in	Jeevan Dhara Samaj Kalyan Sanstha Lalsot Road Dausa – 303 303 Rajasthan. Tel: 01427 – 220327
St. Mary’s Convent C/o St. Mary’s School Lalsot Road, Dausa -303 303 Rajasthan. Tel: 01427 – 221795

The station is managed by Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales (MSFS). In 1921 a church was built on the land leased by the Railways. Fr. Oliver O.F.M.Cap. was the first Priest-in-charge. Lakheri, Karuli, Hindoun City and Sawaimadhopur were visiting stations. Until 2000, it was looked after by the Diocese of Ajmer and in the same year it was handed over to the M.S.F.S. Fathers. Now a school is built in the newly purchased land. Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph opened a convent to help in the school and the Parish.

Name of the Church	St. Peter’s Church
Patron Saint	St. Peter
Year of Establishment	1921
Address	St. Peter’s Church Railway Colony, Gangapur City Sawaimadhopur Dt- 322 201 Rajasthan. Tel: 07463 – 233271
Institutions
St. Francis de Sales School RIICO Industrial Area Gangapur City Sawai Madhopur Dist - 322 201 Rajasthan. Tel: 07463 - 236206	Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Assisi Bhavan C/o. St. Peter’s Church Railway Colony, Gangapur City Sawaimadhopur Dt- 322 201 Rajasthan. Tel: 07463 – 206001

The land for the Church, School and Convent was purchased in the year 1994 and the school was opened in 1995. Fr. Jose Kadanthottu was the first resident priest. F.C.C. Sisters opened a convent here and they help both in the school as well as in the Parish.

Name of the Church	St. Anthony Church
Patron Saint	St. Anthony
Year of Establishment	1995
Address	St. Anthony's Church C/o St. Anselm's School P.B. No. 35, Behind Police Lines Nagaur - 341 001, Rajasthan Tel: 01582 - 243688
Institutions
St. Anselm's School P.B. No. 35, Behind Police Lines Nagaur - 341 001, Rajasthan Tel: 01582 – 240453	Assisi Bhavan (FCC) C/o St. Anselm's School P.B. No. 35, Behind Police Lines Nagaur - 341 001, Rajasthan Tel: 01582 – 244453

The Catholic presence in Phulera is recorded from 1892. Since it was a place of importance to the Railways there was a well established Railway-colony and many Christians working in the Railways; both foreign and Indian employees. A Church was built here in the land given by the Railways. At first Fathers from Ajmer visited the place to look after the spiritual needs of the people. After the creation of the Jaipur Diocese there has been a residential priest since. In the year 2007 the Diocese of Jaipur bought a piece of land there for the purpose of opening an educational institution. In 2008 a new school was opened in the place; a branch of St. Anselm’s. Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny (SJC) have started a convent here and they are helping in the school as well as the Parish.

Name of the Church	St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Patron Saint	St. Joseph
Year of Establishment
Address	St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Railway Colony Phulera, Jaipur Dt – 303 338 Rajasthan
Institutions
St. Anselm English Medium School Samber Road, Phulera, Jaipur Dt – 303 338, Rajasthan. Tel: 01425 - 245701	SJC Sisters C/o St. Anselm English Medium School Samber Road, Phulera, Jaipur Dt – 303 338, Rajasthan Tel: 01425 – 214444

The few catholic families of Sawai Madhopur were formerly served by the fathers from Gangapur City and from Jaipur. In the year 2000 the stations, Gangapur City and Sawai Madhopur were handed over to the M.S.F.S Fathers. They took care of the station until 2009 and then the demand of the small community of believers here for a full time resident priest was realized when a school was started in a rented building in 2009 by the Diocese of Jaipur. From then on the station is being looked after by the Diocese. In 2010, land was purchased for a school. The Sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady of Graces opened a convent here to help in the school and parish in 2009.

Name of the Church	St. Alphonsa’s Church
Patron Saint	St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu
Year of Establishment	2009
Address	St. Alphonsa’s Church C/o St.Anselm’s School, Geenapur Mode, Gambhira Road, Sawai Madhopur Dt. Rajasthan.
Institutions
St. Anselm’s School, Geenapur Mode, Gambhira Road, Sawai Madhopur Dt. Rajasthan.	Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Graces (FSLG) C/o St.Anselm’s English Medium School Geenapur Mode, Gambhira Road, Sawai Madhopur Dt. Rajasthan