St Sebastian Church

BENDUR: (1914) ST SEBASTIAN Address : Bendur, Mangalore-575002 Phone : 0824-2218761, 2218762 (O) 8277939322 Email : voiceofbendur1914@gmail.com Website : www.bendurchurch.org Catholics : 7564 Families : 1961 P. P. : V. Rev. Vincent Francis Monteiro (from 2018 onwards) Phone : 0824-2225236; 9880111352 Asst : Rev. Ronson Pinto Phone : 8217647298 Email : pintoronson@gmail.com Asst : Rev. Ashwin Lawrence Crasta Phone : 7204884985; 2222312 Email : crasta.ashwin@gmail.com Resident : Rev. Walter Oswald D’Mello Phone : 9481919332; 2440524(O) Email : walter_oswald@rediffmail.com Convents: 1. St Agnes Convent Superior: Sr Lydia AC Bendur, P.B. No. 513, Mangalore - 575 002 Phone : 0824-2218323, 2216900; 9480146195 Email : stagnesconventbendore@gmail.com 2. Yesu Prem Niketan Superior: Sr Maria Tara AC Bendur P. B. No. 587 Mangalore - 575 002 Phone : 0824-24430580, 9632582885 Email : yesupremn@gmail.com 3. Bethany Generalate Superior: Sr Rose Celine BS P.O. Box No. 593, Bendur, Mangalore - 575 002. Phone : 9482967739 Phone : 0824-2218923(O); 2222405 (P) Fax : 2218044 (Fax) Email : generalate.bethany@gmail.com Website : www.bethanymangalore.org 4. Bethany Convent Superior: Sr Anitha Shanthi BS Bendur, Kankanady P.O., Mangalore - 575 002 Phone : 0824-2218340 Email : bethanybendur@gmail.com 5. Bethany Convent Superior: Sr Smithanjali BS Nanthur, Kadri Hills, Mangalore – 575 004 Phone : 0824-2218924, 6361642146 Email : prabhataraconvent@gmail.com 6. St. Bridget’s Convent Superior: Sr Geraldine D'Souza, OSSS Nanthoor Calvary Shrine Mangalore - 575 002 Phone : 0824-2211410, 9482488337 (P) Email : brid_convent@yahoo.com 7. Maria Kripa Convent Superior: Sr Basilea, DSS Dinasevanasabha, Arya Samaj Road Balmatta, Mangalore-575 003. Phone : 0824-2422137, 8884213125 8. Sevanilaya Convent Superior: Sr Cynthia D'Souza HMR Lower Bendur, Mangalore 575002 Phone : 0824-2436612 Institutions: 1. St Joseph’s Hr Pry School, Nanthur Phone : 9481389070 2. Padua Kinder Garten & Pry. Eng. Med. School Email : paduaprimaryschool@yahoo.com 3. Padua Eng. Med. Hry. Pry. School 4. Padua High School (Eng. & Kannada Med) Phone : 0824-2211886; 2217544 5. Padua Pre-University College Phone : 0824-2222161(P) 0824-2225308 (O) 2213006 Website : www.paduainstitutions.com Email : paduacollege@yahoo.com 6. Padua College of Commerce & Management Phone : 0824-2217711 (O) Email : paduadegreecollege@yahoo.com Website : www.paduainstitutions.com Former Priests : P. P. : Rev. Antony Michael Shera (2015 - 2018) P. P. : Rev. Fr. Antony Serrao (till 2015) HISTORY: Bendur was once a part of the Cathedral and Milagres churches. Bishop Paul Perini sj constituted Bendur parish on August 23, 1914. The site and land to build the church was bought in 1918 from the nuns of the Apostolic Carmel. A thatched shed was erected by Fr R. F. C. Mascarenhas, the first parish priest (1914-1931) and the founder of the Bethany Congregation. The foundation stone was for the new church was laid on January 7, 1919. Rev. Bishop Valerian J. D’Souza blessed the church on January 3, 1930. Fr F. S. D’Souza (1933-1936) built the presbytery. Fr Charles B. Lobo (1936-1945) built the façade and the portico. Fr Albert B. Pinto (1962-1971) secured 3 large bells from West Germany, built the belfry and installed the bells. The Altar of St Francis Xavier was built during the time of Fr Francis D’Souza. The eighth parish priest of Bendur, Fr Basil Peres Salvadore (1952), after serving 3 months as the Vicar, became the Bishop of Mangalore. The small church hall was built during the time of Fr Albert Pinto. The sound system was installed by Fr Nicolas Pereira. Bishop Victor Rosario Fernandes of Mangalore, Bishop Jacob Mendonca of Thiruchirapalli, Bishop Basil Salvadore Peres of Mangalore, Bishop Paul Patrick D’Souza of Varanasi, literary figures like Messrs V. J. P. Saldanha and Louis Mascarenhas, political figures like Mr Blasius M. D’Souza and Ms Judith Mascarenhas are from this parish. In 1919 a school in the church compound was started. St Joseph’s school at Kankanady was handed over to the Bethany Sisters. Padua High School was established in 1944. This school was known as Bishop Victor Fernandes School and was not under the parish. In the year 2000 it was handed over to Bendur parish by the Catholic Board of Education, Mangalore. In 1986, the School of St Margaret Mary was merged with St Sebastian School since the number of students was too small for two schools in the same locality. Rev. Fr Joseph Tauro is the fifteenth parish priest of Bendur.

Bendur, Mangalore-575002