Holy Family Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at Maulana Azad Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in 1896 by Msgr. Winkley MHM.[1][2][3] Before the Curia moved to Jammu on 23 December 1986, the parish served as a cathedral when the Curia was in Srinagar.[4] Holy Family Catholic Church, All Saints Church (Protestant) and St. Luke's Church (Protestant) are the three main churches for the minority Christian community in the city.[2]
| Holy Family Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
ہولی فیملی کیتھولک چرچ | |
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| Location | Srinagar |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Weekly attendance | 50 |
| History | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Founder(s) | Msgr. Winkley MHM |
| Dedication | Holy Family |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Bells | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar |
| Parish | Holy Family Parish |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
| Bishop(s) | Ivan Pereira |
| Priest in charge | Fr. Premful Tigga |
Arson and reconstruction
editThe church was set on fire on 7 June 1967 by protestors demonstrating against the Arab-Israeli war.[5][6][7] During the arson, the belfry was destroyed.[5][6][7] The church was rebuilt,[7] and in 2017 a new church bell, which was donated by an Indian Christian family and made in the Indian city of Moradabad, was installed at Holy Family Catholic Church.[6] This occurred in an interfaith service, in which Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh clergymen assembled “to jointly ring the new bell for the first time in the past 50 years”.[7] The church was recently renovated two years back 2021 -22 with beautiful wooden paneling and lighting. The altar has a beautiful Last Supper sculpted out of wood.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Bell Rings in Kashmir Church After 50 Years, Bringing Together People of All Faiths". The Wire. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ a b Satish, DP (9 December 2014). "J&K polls: Invisible native Christians, least talked about and most neglected". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar has two churches - Holy Family Catholic Church on Maulana Azad road and the Protestant's All Saints Church near Sher-E-Kashmir cricket stadium.
- ^ "Christians celebrate Christmas in Indian-controlled Kashmir". Xinhua News Agency. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Diocese of Jammu - Srinagar | A diocese was erected on September 7, 1986, with St. Mary's Jammu Cantt, as Cathedral". www.jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Church bell rings in Kashmir church after 5 decades". Daijiworld Media. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
The British-era church lost its original bell 50 years ago in an arson attack. According to church officials, the church and its belfry were damaged in the attack by protesters demonstrating against the 1967 Mideast war.
- ^ a b c Majid Maqbool. "Bell Rings in Kashmir Church After 50 Years, Bringing Together People of All Faiths". The Wire. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
The original church bell was damaged in an arson attack on June 7, 1967. Fifty years later, the new bell – a contribution from a local Christian family – was brought here from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- ^ a b c d Ashiq, Peerzada (29 October 2017). "After 50 years, bell rings in harmony at Kashmir's 120-year-old church". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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