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Don Bosco Parish | AZIMGANJ
Diocese : Krishnagar 1967 - St. John Bosco
Activities: Parish, Primary School and Boarding.
Catholic Church, Azimganj P.O.Murshidabad Dt.
W. Bengal 742 122
E-mail: ccazimganj@sancharnet.in
Phone:(03483) 253255, (03483) 253187
History:
The parish at Azimganj was erected in 1967 on the piece of land bought by Fr. Vincent Lazarro in 1964. It was Fr. J. Gimenez who gave the requisite thrust to the work of the parish. He built a parish house, a convent for the Sisters of Charity and a school with boarding for girls, crowning his works with the construction of the Parish Church dedicated to St. John Bosco on 11 November 1973. During the tenure of Fr. Francis Moonamvayalil two new parishes, Polsonda More and Monigram, were carved out of Azimganj. Fr. Francis started a boarding for the primary school children and a hostel for the college-going boys in the parish premises.
Today:
Pastoral care for 800 families spread over 13 substations and serving the young through a boarding for 165 primary school children are works of prime concern. It also looks after two primary schools, one for boys and one for girls with the help of the Sisters of Charity. There is a College Hostel which also houses the Santal Documentation Centre. It is also an animation Centre for retreats, seminars, courses and youth programmes. It has an Audiovisual Centre as well. Village development programmes such as Adult literacy programmes, Primary Schools in villages, various youth groups and associations such as YCS, sodalities, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Sabha and Mahila Samaj are further activities of social concern.
Sisters of Charity run a boarding for 300 Primary and High School girls and a dispensary for an average of 40 to 50 patients daily. They look after also the MCH programme and Women's co operatives.
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