Infant Jesus Church

BALLARI - CITY - INFANT JESUS CHURCH (1994) Parish : Infant Jesus Church Established : 1994 Patron : Infant Jesus Catholics : 287 Families : 79 Address : Infant Jesus Church, Behind Raghavendra Talkies, Ballari - 583101 Tel : 08392 274545 Deanery: Ballari Parish Priest : Fr. Ponnusamy Mob : 9449247975 PPC Vice President : Mr. Deepak Daniel PPC Secretary : Mr.Joseph Arun Kumar Associations : Altar boys & girls, youth club. Mass timings : 8:00 am on Sundays, 6:30 am on week days A brief history of the parish The parish was bifurcated from Sacred Heart Church Fort, Ballari. Infant Jesus Church was started on 3Dec. 1995 on the feast of St. Francis Xavier, in the Eastern side of the Ballari city in a rented house. There were 50 Christian families comprising 220 members. Fr. Denis Menezes was the first parish priest. The diocese bought a site in March 1997 and the newly built presbytery was blessed on May 3, 1998. The new church, constructed when Fr. Denis Menezes was the Parish Priest and blessed by Bishop Joseph D' Silva on 20 May, 1999. The faith of the parishioners is nurtured through the Basic Christian Communities. Fr. Anand Yemmi, Parish Priest with help of the parishioners has built an Infant Jesus Grotto which was blessed by Bishop Henry D'Souza on 17 Sept. 2015. The renovation of the church is in progress.

Infant Jesus Church, Behind Raghavendra Talkies, Ballari - 583101