Sacred Heart Church
Church History
By a letter, dated Dec.6. 1979, Lawrence Cardinal Picachy SJ, the then Archbishop of Calcutta, requested the Salesian Provincial to explore the possibility of apostolic work in Birbhum Dist. A house was purchased at Suri, the Capital town of the District. In January 1983 the hostel for boys was started at Joypur and in February 1985 a hostel for girls. There are 18 sub-centres and Catholics attend services at these Mass centres. The Teresian Carmelite Sisters came in April 1987. The Sisters help in the work of Catechesis and supervise the Girls' hostel. It was erected into a parish in 1989.
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Catholic: 3262
Information
Joypur, P. O. Seroakuri, Birbhum, PIN-731127