Holy Family Catholic Church | |
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ہولی فیملی کیتھولک چرچ | |
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Location | Srinagar |
Country | India |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Weekly attendance | 50 |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Founded | 1896 |
Founder(s) | Msgr. Winkley MHM |
Dedication | Holy Family |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Bells | 1 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar |
Parish | Holy Family Parish |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Bishop(s) | Ivan Pereira |
Priest in charge | Fr. Premful Tigga |
Holy Family Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at Maulana Azad Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in 1896 by Msgr. Winkley MHM. [1] [2] [3] Before the Curia moved to Jammu on 23 December 1986, the parish served as a cathedral when the Curia was in Srinagar. [4] Holy Family Catholic Church, All Saints Church (Protestant) and St. Luke's Church (Protestant) are the three main churches for the minority Christian community in the city. [2]
The church was set on fire on 7 June 1967 by protestors demonstrating against the Arab-Israeli war. [5] [6] [7] During the arson, the belfry was destroyed. [5] [6] [7] The church was rebuilt, [7] and in 2017 a new church bell, which was donated by an Indian Christian family and made in the Indian city of Moradabad, was installed at Holy Family Catholic Church. [6] This occurred in an interfaith service, in which Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh clergymen assembled “to jointly ring the new bell for the first time in the past 50 years”. [7] The church was recently renovated two years back 2021 -22 with beautiful wooden paneling and lighting. The altar has a beautiful Last Supper sculpted out of wood.
Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar has two churches - Holy Family Catholic Church on Maulana Azad road and the Protestant's All Saints Church near Sher-E-Kashmir cricket stadium.
The British-era church lost its original bell 50 years ago in an arson attack. According to church officials, the church and its belfry were damaged in the attack by protesters demonstrating against the 1967 Mideast war.
The original church bell was damaged in an arson attack on June 7, 1967. Fifty years later, the new bell – a contribution from a local Christian family – was brought here from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
34°04′28″N 74°49′08″E / 34.07455°N 74.818997°E
Holy Family Catholic Church | |
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ہولی فیملی کیتھولک چرچ | |
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Location | Srinagar |
Country | India |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Weekly attendance | 50 |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Founded | 1896 |
Founder(s) | Msgr. Winkley MHM |
Dedication | Holy Family |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Bells | 1 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar |
Parish | Holy Family Parish |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Bishop(s) | Ivan Pereira |
Priest in charge | Fr. Premful Tigga |
Holy Family Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at Maulana Azad Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in 1896 by Msgr. Winkley MHM. [1] [2] [3] Before the Curia moved to Jammu on 23 December 1986, the parish served as a cathedral when the Curia was in Srinagar. [4] Holy Family Catholic Church, All Saints Church (Protestant) and St. Luke's Church (Protestant) are the three main churches for the minority Christian community in the city. [2]
The church was set on fire on 7 June 1967 by protestors demonstrating against the Arab-Israeli war. [5] [6] [7] During the arson, the belfry was destroyed. [5] [6] [7] The church was rebuilt, [7] and in 2017 a new church bell, which was donated by an Indian Christian family and made in the Indian city of Moradabad, was installed at Holy Family Catholic Church. [6] This occurred in an interfaith service, in which Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh clergymen assembled “to jointly ring the new bell for the first time in the past 50 years”. [7] The church was recently renovated two years back 2021 -22 with beautiful wooden paneling and lighting. The altar has a beautiful Last Supper sculpted out of wood.
Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar has two churches - Holy Family Catholic Church on Maulana Azad road and the Protestant's All Saints Church near Sher-E-Kashmir cricket stadium.
The British-era church lost its original bell 50 years ago in an arson attack. According to church officials, the church and its belfry were damaged in the attack by protesters demonstrating against the 1967 Mideast war.
The original church bell was damaged in an arson attack on June 7, 1967. Fifty years later, the new bell – a contribution from a local Christian family – was brought here from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
34°04′28″N 74°49′08″E / 34.07455°N 74.818997°E