Parish History

✔ Before 1931, Ammembal belonged to the Mogarnad and Fajir parishes. Between 1911 and 1923, a chapel was erected by Fr Francis S. D’Souza.

✔ Starting in 1919, church services were held in a that ched hall. Mr. J. F. Rego generously donated the present church site, originally part of his Chelur property, which included a residence for the priest and a makeshift chapel in his bungalow.

✔ On January 1, 1932, Bishop Victor Fernandes established the parish, appointing Fr Gaspar S. Lewis as its inaugural priest, who built the presbytery.

✔ In 1946, Fr Joseph D’Souza constructed the new church and presbytery.

✔ Further additions were made by subsequent priests – Fr Placid Pereira added a new altar, and Fr E. Ligoury Pinto built the church portico in 1963.

✔ In 2006, on the church’s Platinum Jubilee, Fr Joseph Machado renovated the building and initiated a Health Fund for the parishioners’ welfare.