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St. John Bosco Church Liluah
History of The Church
St. John Bosco Church, LILUAH was blessed on 8 December 1937 by Archbishop Ferdinand Perier SJ to serve the European and Anglo – Indian Catholics of Liluah Railway Colony. In 1986 Hind Motors, Uttarpara, and Konnagar were added to the Parish. Now the Adivasis from Chotanagpur form the majority. Area: Liluah, Bally, Belur, Hindmotor, Uttarpara, and Konnagar. Dialect: Hindi, Oraon, Munda, Kharia, Santhali, Tamil, English, Malayalam, Bengali. Mass: 1. Hindi, 2. English
In 1950 the village of JOYPUR was given over to Liluah. A new church was built and blessed on December 8, 1985, to replace the old one. Area: Joypur, Rajchandrapur. Dialect: Bengali. Mass: 1. Bengali
On August 1994, a new Mass Centre at BHATTANAGAR was inaugurated and a new Chapel was blessed by Archbishop Henry D’Souza to serve the Christian Community of the area. Here the majority of faithful consist of the migrants of Chotanagpur. On 15 August 2001, Holy Family Sisters joined the parish at Bhattanagar in order to further the family apostolate through family visits and education. Area: Bhattangar, Rabindra Sarani, and Chakpara. Dialect: Hindi, Oraon, Munda, Kharia, Santhali, and Bengali. Mass: 1. Hindi
Another Center by the name CHANDMARI close to Belur Station was started by laying the foundation stone on 8 December 2003. The Church was blessed on 6 February 2005. Area: Anandonagar, Bally, and Belur. Dialect: Hindi, Oraon, Munda, Kharia, and Santhali. Mass: 1. Hindi
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