St. Clare of Assisi Church

POTHNAL- ST. CLARE OF ASSISI CHURCH(1994) Parish : St. Clare of Assisi Church Established : 1994 Patron : St.Clare Catholics : 1024 Families : 179 Address : St. Clare of Assisi Church,Pothnal - 584 123, Raichur Dist Tel : 08538-281057 Deanery: Sindhanur Parish Priest : Fr. Thomas Kalghatgi OFM Cap Mob : PPC Vice President : Mr. Michael PPC Secretary : Mr. Devaputra AssociationsAltar Servers, youth Association Mass timings : 8:30 am Sundays, 6:45 pm on weekdays A brief history of the parish The Bishop of Bellary formally invited the Capuchins of the Holy Trinity Province, Karnataka, to open a house in the Diocese. The Capuchins took up Pothnal mission on 5th June 1994, which was a part of the Jawalgera Parish. Friars Gerald Lobo and Mark Saldanha were the pioneers of this mission. Since it was a new mission with no infrastructure, the priests had to stay in the CCFT Centre for two years. The Capuchins began their residence and carried their Mission work on the land given by the Diocese. The new house and the Church were blessed by the Bishop Joseph D'Silva, and inaugurated by Provincial Minister,Fr. Remegius Sequeira OFM Cap, on 21st March 1996. In the course of time the Capuchin Friars also started a seminary for their Post Novitiateat Pothnal. Sub stations & No. of families • Amrasai Camp (4 families) • Bagvata (3 families) • Dornamardi (7families) • Dotrabandi (27 families) • Karbadinni (8 families) • Karguda (3 families) • Kotanakal (11 families) • Jeenur (2 families) • Jeenur Camp (11 families) • Markamdinni (10 families) • Mudamgudi (21 families) • Todkal(17families) • Udbal(38 families)

St. Clare of Assisi Church,Pothnal - 584 123, Raichur Dist