St. Luke's Church, New Delhi

St. Luke's Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in Defence Colony B-68, New Delhi, India. It is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Delhi. The building was constructed in 1979.

St. Luke's Church
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Location	B-68, Defence Colony, New Delhi
Country	India
Denomination	"Roman Catholic"
Website	St. Luke's Church in Defence Colony Homepage
History
Founded	1979 (1979)
Architecture
Functional status	functional
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr. James Peter Raj
Assistant priest(s)	Fr. Sunil Crasta

The Defence Colony was a district set aside for housing armed forces personnel. The original church was built on a vacant residential plot.

The present Parish Priest is Fr. James Peter Raj. Mass is celebrated in English, Hindi, and Malayalam language. Details of Mass timings and other details regarding the Church can be obtained from Homepage.

There are various religious houses and institutions of this parish:

Religious houses and institutions in the parish

Name of the Congregation	Address	Telephone Number
Missionary Sisters, Servants of Holy Spirit	Holy Spirit Convent B-17 Panchsheel Enclave New Delhi 110017	26499058
Religious of Mary Immaculate (RMI Sisters)	Yuvati Nivas M-8, South Extn – II New Delhi 110049	26251262
Institutions run by R.M.I. Sisters Hostel for young working girls Social Centre for young domestic workers		26251262
Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier	Fr, Agnel School, Gautam Nagar New Delhi 110049	26859283
Fr, Agnel Institutions in Defence Colony Parish 1) Fr. Agnel School, Gautam Nagar 2) National Open School Centre, Fr, Agnel School, Gautam Nagar 3) Fr. Agnel Polytechnic, Gautam Nagar 4) Fr. Agnel Community Polytechnic, Gautam Nagar		26863286 26863928 26863286 26859961 26526627

See also

• Roman Catholicism in India

External links

• St. Luke's Church in Defense Colony Homepage
• Archdiocese of Delhi