St. Mary’s Church

At the northern tip of the Archdiocese of Agra lies St. Mary's Church with its borders touching the ecclesiastical territories of Delhi and Meerut. Even in the initial days of its growth and development, Noida being an industrial city, attracted thousands of people because of the many job opportunities, residential amenities and clean pollution-free environment, apart from the proximity to the capital city of Delhi. Among the early migrants were a few Catholics who longed for the services of a priest. When Fr. Augustine Kuriappally, the then Parish Priest of Trilokpuri Parish in Delhi offered his services, the seeds of St. Mary's Parish were sown in January 1983. Even though the Priests from Delhi took care of the pastoral needs of the few Catholics, Noida remained 'no one's child' without any clear indication as to which diocese it belonged to. The adoption process, however, was initiated in early 1984 when Fr. Johnson Chiriyankandath, the then Parish Priest of Bulandshahar, of the Archdiocese of Agra, started visiting Noida and finally took charge of the new parish from Fr. Cyrillo Rodrigues of Trilokpuri, on August 23, 1986. Thus Noida, became part of Agra Archdiocese. The foundation stone of the present beautiful and majestic Church in Sector 34 was laid by the Most Rev. Cecil DeSa, the Archbishop of Agra on August 15, 1991 and exactly after two years, the same was dedicated to Our Lady of Assumption at a solemn ceremony on August 15, 1993. FCC Noida Province was established on July 12, 1992. The advent of TOR Fathers in January 1997 added a new dimension to the pastoral care of the faithful. The following are the parish priests: Fr. Johnson Chiriyankandath 1991 - 1994 Fr. Mathew Kumblumoottil 1994 - 1999 Fr. Joe Thykkattil 1999 - 2002 Fr. Ignatius Miranda 2002 - 2003 Fr. Mathew Thundiyil 2003 - 2005 Fr. John D'Cunha 2005 - 2010 Fr. Stephen Kolandaiswamy 2010 - 2016 Fr. Joseph Dabre 2016 - Address St. Mary's Church A-71-A, Sector 34 Noida - 201 303 G.B.Nagar (Dt.) Phone 0120-2507412 E-mail noidastmarys@gmail.com Patroness Our Lady of Assumption Annual Feast Day August 15 Estd 1986 Catholics 5020 Mass Centre Maria Sadan, T. 2522283 Clergy Fr. Joseph Dabre (PP) Fr. Suthesh (APP) Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament Fr. Rajan Dass Fr. Lloyd Lobo Religious Houses Assisi Convent (FCC), Sec.33 T. 2505275 Assisi Convent (FCC), Sec. 17 T. 2511351 Holy Family Sisters (SFM) M. 9602785991 IMS House, Sec. 19 M. 9971504317 San Damiano Provincialate (FCC) T. 2504708 Shanti Niwas (TOR), Sec. 11 T. 2534137 Institutions Assisi Convent Primary School T. 2511351 Assisi Convent Sr. Sec. School T. 2505412, 2505477 Fr. Agnel School T. 2400068, 2400079 Board of Research, Education and Development M. 9599077827

St. Mary's Church A-71-A, Sector 34 Noida - 201 303 G.B.Nagar (Dt.)