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| St. Francis Xavier Church, Mudarangadi | |
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  St. Francis Xavier Church, Mudarangadi Location in Karnataka | |
| 13°10′21.6″N 74°49′15.5″E / 13.172667°N 74.820972°E | |
| Location | Mudarangadi, Kaup Taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Latin rite) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Administration | |
| District | Udupi |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocese | Diocese of Udupi |
| Deanery | Deanery of Shirva |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Bishop(s) | Gerald Isaac Lobo |
| Priest(s) | [Rev. Fr Francis Xavier Lewis] |
The St Francis Xavior Church is a very famous Roman Catholic Church situated in the locality of Mudarangadi. This church comes under Shirva Varado which is a part of Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi.
History
[edit]This beautiful church was built in 1942.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The parish has 344 families with a population of 1469 members as of November 2015.[1]
Administration
[edit]The church administration has started many institutions and couple of them are very famous in the state itself.
- St Francis Xavier Kannada Medium School, Mudarangadi
- St Francis Xavier English Medium School, Mudarangadi
See also
[edit]- Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi
- Roman Catholicism in Mangalore
- Goan Catholics
- Christianity in Karnataka
References
[edit]- ^ a b http://www.udupidiocese.in/parishes/parishes/118-mudarangadi-kenha.
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Category:Churches in Mangalore Diocese Category:Religious organizations established in 1885 Category:1885 establishments in India