St Joseph the Worker Church, Vamanjoor

St Joseph the Worker Church, Vamanjoor

Location: 11 km north-east of Mangalore city. The parish is surrounded by the parishes of Gurpur, Kelarai, and Bondel.

Parish Leadership

Parish Priest: V. Rev. Fr James D’Souza

Parish Priest

V. Rev. Fr James D’Souza

Assistant Parish Priest: Rev Fr Jeevan Shailesh Lobo

Assistant Parish Priest

Rev Fr Jeevan Shailesh Lobo

Bishop: Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha

Diocesan Bishop

Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha

Parish History

Beginnings and early growth
  • 1975: Fr Edwin C. Pinto began celebrating Mass at Nirmal Padav.
  • 1980 to 1981: Church built and inaugurated on May 1, 1981.
  • 1984: Presbytery built and blessed.
  • 1976: Six acres donated to Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles for novitiate.
Education and expansion
  • 1986: Higher Primary School started under Fr Cyprian Coelho.
  • 1999 to 2001: Church and presbytery extended. Extended church blessed on May 21, 2001.
Recent milestones
  • 2016: Sabha Bhavan parish hall inaugurated and blessed on December 18, 2016.
  • 2018: Renovated church inaugurated and blessed on December 16, 2018.
  • 2025: New presbytery inaugurated on June 5, 2025.

Community
Catechesis
Service
Prayer

Church campus view
Interior or side view

Parish Priests and their contributions

  • Fr Edwin C. Pinto (May 1, 1981 to June 6, 1984): Founder and first parish priest. Built the original church and presbytery. Donated land and developed the socio-economic centre.
  • Fr Cyprian Coelho (June 6, 1984 to May 16, 1993): Started the Higher Primary School and constructed the school building.
  • Fr Bonaventure Nazareth (May 16, 1993 to January 7, 1999): Continued pastoral and parish work.
  • Msgr Alexander F. D’Souza (January 7, 1999 to 2000): Extended the presbytery and the church. Extension blessed on May 21, 2001.
  • Fr Alphonsus D’Lima (2000 to 2008): Parish administration and community building.
  • Fr Joseph Alphonse Cardoza (2008 to 2013): Parish activities and catechetical programs.
  • Fr Cyprian Pinto (2013 to July 28, 2020): Built Sabha Bhavan in 2016 and renovated the church in 2018.
  • Fr James D’Souza (July 28, 2020 to present): Built the new presbytery in 2025 and continues pastoral work with zeal.

Mass Timings

  • All Masses in Konkani
  • Weekdays: 6:30 am
  • Saturday: 5:00 pm (Sunday liturgy)
  • Sunday: 6:00 am, 7:30 am, 10:00 am
  • First Friday: 5:30 pm Adoration, 6:00 pm Mass