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History of St Roque Church Neerude :

Bishop Victor Fernandes established this as an independent chaplaincy and named it Neerude and Fr James Sequeira, acting parish priest of Ferar, put up a building to serve as a chapel, which was inaugurated on January 20, 1945. The place to build the chapel was donated by the grandfather of Fr Ignatius D’Costa. It also served as a presbytery and school. Fr Joseph M. Lobo was the first parish priest. The new church building, the foundation for which was laid in 1953 by Bishop Basil Peres, was constructed by Fr Lawrence V.M. Fernandes (1955-1968).

The church dedicated to St Roque was blessed on April 19, 1960 by Bishop Raymond D’Mello. Fr Lawrence Fernandes bought two new bells from Germany and built the belfry, which was inaugurated on September 19, 1962. Fr Lawrence Martis constructed the presbytery and also built the Golden Jubilee memorial open air stage in 1995.


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Parish Priest Speaks

Dear Parish Family,

Warm greetings to each one of you! A parish is more than a community; it's a family that thrives on understanding among its members. Effective communication is the key ingredient to fortify this understanding. Check out Explore our newly designed parish website, www.neerudechurch.com, to deepen your understanding of our parish family and strengthen our connections.

Parish Priests who have served in the parish : 

⚫ Fr. Joseph M. Lobo – First parish priest (1945)

⚫ Fr. Lawrence V.M. Fernandes (1955-1968)

⚫ Fr. Alfred John Pinto (1984 – 89)

⚫ Fr. Lawrence Martis (1992 – 99)

⚫ Fr. Archibald Albuquerque (2013 to 20-08-2014 till his death)

⚫ Fr. Assisi Rebello (2015 – 2021)

⚫ Fr. Alban Rodrigues (from 2021 onwards)

Meetings :

⚫ Sodality of girls & altar boys meeting – After the Holy Mass on Sundays.

⚫ I.C.Y.M. meetings – Once in a month after the Holy Mass.

⚫ St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting – After the Holy Mass on Sundays.

⚫ Women’s forum meeting

⚫ Y.C.S meeting

⚫ Parish Pastoral Parishad meeting