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Don Bosco Welfare Centre | JOYPUR
Diocese : Asansol (1983) 2001 - St. John Bosco
Activities : Parish, Boarding and Primary School.
Don Bosco Welfare Centre
Joypur, Md. Bazaar, Seorakuri P.O., Birbhum Dt., W. Bengal 731 127
E-mail: dbjoypur@sancharnet.in
Phone (03462) 260293
History:
Birbhum is considered the homeland of Santhals, still awaiting social development and education. To meet this need Cardinal Picachy, Archbishop of Calcutta, requested the Salesians in 1979 to open a centre there. In 1981 Fr. Cyriac Manianchira succeeded in purchasing a small plot of land and building in Suri, the district headquarters. But the first institution, a boarding was started in Joypur, a much interior place in 1983. A new boarding for girls was started in 1985. Don Bosco Joypur was raised to the status of a quasi-parish in April 1991 and given to the Salesians in perpetuity. When the diocese of Asansol was established in 1997, Suri became a part of the new diocese.
Today:
Today Don Bosco Joypur, comprises of a parish and boarding of 220 boys and 250 girls. The girls' boarding is looked after by the CTC Sisters. The children of the Boarding attend the neighbouring government schools. Besides Pastoral care of the people in 18 sub centres, the community undertakes also village outreach programmes, Developmental programmes through educational scholarships and assistance in House building.
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