St. Joseph's Church

In 1993, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority allotted a plot of 6.36 acres to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Agra. Fr. Johnson Chiriyankandath, the then Parish Priest of Noida signed the lease deed on 22nd April 1994. The construction of the first phase of the school building began in May 1995. On 19th March 2000, the mission was inaugurated and the first phase of the school building was blessed by the Most Rev. Vincent Concessao, the then Archbishop of Agra. Fr. Mathew Kumblumoottil was the first Parish Priest. On Saturday 8th April 2000, the then District Magistrate, Mr. Deepak Kumar, IAS, inaugurated the first academic session of the school. The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Graces joined in April 2000. The Pilar Fathers and the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate joined in June - July 2000 respectively. Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany established a convent and a vocational training centre in 2005. The Congregation of the Teresian Carmelites joined the parish community in 2008 and the Pilar Sisters in 2010. Jesus and Mary Convent School was established in 2008. The allotment process of the land for the Church was started in Greater Noida in the year 2002 by Rev. Fr. Paul Thannickal, the then Parish Priest and possession of it was given to us in 2010 when Fr. Dennis D'Souza was Parish Priest. Foundation stone was laid on Nov. 5, 2019 by the Most Rev. Dr. Albert D'Souza and the Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Vinoy Pullivelil in the presence of the priests, religious and people of God. The Church was to be inaugurated on March 19, 2020 but due to COVID-19 it was not possible. The presbytery at the Church campus was blessed and inaugurated on July 16, 2020. The Church was blessed and dedicated on November 1, 2020. The following are the Parish Priests: Fr. Mathew Kumblumoottil 2000 - 2001 Fr. Paul Thannickal 2001 - 2007 Fr. Dennis D'Souza 2007 - 2013 Fr. Mathew Kumblumoottil 2013 - 2017 Fr. Vinoy Pulivelil 2017 - Address St. Joseph's Church Pocket D, Alpha I Greater Noida - 201 308 Gautam Buddh Nagar (Dt.) Phone 0120-2326113, 2326114 E-mail church@stjosephsgn.com Patron St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary Annual Feast Day March 19 Estd 2000 Catholics 1460 Mass Centre Surajpur Clergy Fr. Vinoy Pullivelil (PP) Fr. Alwyn Pinto Fr. Rogimon Thomas Fr. Thomas K. K. Fr. Sebastian Kollithanam Religious Houses Bethany Convent (BS) M. 8310484153 Clare Bhavan (SFSC) M. 9285503207 Jesus & Mary Convent (MSST) M. 8802292610 Missionary Srs. of O.L. of Pilar (MSP) M. 8390811247 Nirmala Provincialate (UMI) T. 2399069 Shraddha Deep Convent (MDR-OP) M. 6263864296 Society of St. Francis Xavier (SFX) M. 9811372252 St. Francis Niwas (CMSF) M. 9968274531 St. Joseph's Convent (FSLG) M. 9911026590 Ursuline Convent (UMI) T. 2399053 Institutions Bethany Convent School T. 2321677 Disha Vocational Training Centre M. 7838180415 Fr. Agnel Balbhavan M. 9811372252 Fr. Agnel School T. 2326557, 9717958357 Jesus And Mary Convent School T. 2326288, 6498682 St. Francis School T. 9968274531 St. Joseph's Sr. Sec. School T. 2326114, 9818663851 Ursuline Convent Sr. Sec. School T. 6457539 KNEUS T. 2322019, 2322021

St. Joseph's Church Pocket D, Alpha I Greater Noida - 201 308 Gautam Buddh Nagar (Dt.)