# Khandwa Diocese ## Posts - [New Appointments Issued from June 2021](https://khandwadiocese.org/new-appointments-issued-from-june-2021/): Fr. Thomas Polackal – Hostel in charge, St. Jude’s Boys Hostel, Khargone.  Fr. I. Johnson – Manager of Pushpa High School & St. Theresa English Medium School, Roshni. Fr. Gnanaprakasam Kulandai OMI – Priest in charge of the Mission at Budi, Barwani.  Fr. Sebastian Jesuraj OMI, Assistant Priest in charge of the Mission at Budi, Barwani. Fr. Xavier Mandoria SAC, Assistant Priest, Sacred Heart Church, Aulia. Sr. Arockia Mary GV, FSPM – Principal, St. Pius Sr. Sec. School, Khandwa. Sr. Anitha Mendonca BS – Principal, Sophia Convent Sr. Sec. School,Khandwa.  Sr. Silvi C.,SABS – Principal St. Stephen’s Convent School, New […] ## Pages - [Contact Us](https://khandwadiocese.org/contact-us/) - [prsh_37](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_37/): CHRIST THE KING CHURCH Catholic Church, Sendhwa, 451 666, Barwani Dt., M.P. Estd. 1975 Dedicated to Christ the King Feast Christ the King Pastor Fr. Sebi Thottankara Asst. Pastor Fr. Gilson K. Sendhwa was separated from Barwani parish and was made a parish in1963. Fr. Henry Wichelmann SVD was the first parish priest. It was by his hard work Sendhwa became as we see it today. In 1970 the Sisters of the Community of Lay Missionaries joined the parish. In 1972 the Augustinian sisters took over the work from them. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_36](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_36/): ST. MARY’S CHURCH Vishwa Mandir, Pendarnia, Bakerly-Warla P.O. Via Sendhwa 451 666, Barwani Dt. M.P. Estd. 1975 Dedicated to St. Mary Feast May 01 Pastor Fr. Laijo Jose Asst. Pastor Fr. Satish Mohe Pendarnia, an outstation of Sendhwa parish, was raised to the status of a parish in 1975 and Fr. Abraham Viruthakulangara was appointed as the first parish priest. In 1979 the Augustinian Sisters joined the community. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_35](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_35/): ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH Catholic Church, Pansemal, Barwani Dt., 451 770 M.P. Estd. 1978 Dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle Feast July 03 Pastor Fr. Boban Phiilip Asst. Pastor Pansemal was an outstation of Chikliya parish. In 1978 it became an independent parish. Fr. T.P. Abraham was appointed as the first parish priest of the place. The Augustinian sisters joined the parish community on 22nd November 1991 offering their service in the field of education, health care and social work. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_34](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_34/): DIVINE MERCY CHURCH Divine Mercy Church, Vill. Jalkheda, (Via) Rajpur, Menimatha P.O, 451 447 Barwani Dt. M. P. Estd. 2012 Dedicated to Divine Mercy Feast Second Sunday of Easter Pastor Fr. Shibu Chandy Asst. Pastor Late Fr. Wuellner, Late Fr. Francis Alvares, Sr. Kaethi Hauser, catechists Mr.Yohan Munia, Joseph Bhabor sowed the seeds of the Gospel and established Christian community in and around Jalkheda. Jalkheda is one of the oldest out stations of the Chikliya Parish and was raised to the status of a Parish on 27th November 2012, At the site of the old chapel, Rev. Rev. Fr. Jimmy […] - [prsh_33](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_33/): ST. THERESA OF CHILD JESUS’ CHURCH Catholic Church, P.O Chikliya, Via Rajpur 451 447, Barwani Dt., M.P Estd. 1969 Dedicated to St. Theresa of Child Jesus Feast October 01 Pastor Fr. Stanis Tirkey Asst. Pastor Chikliya was an out-station of Barwani and it was made a parish in 1969 with Fr. William Wuellner as parish priest. In 1972 the Sisters of Community of lay Missionaries joined the parish community and worked there till 1985. In May 1975 the Sisters of Sant Joseph Sevika Sanstha joined the parish community. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_32](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_32/): SACRED HEART CHURCH Catholic Church, P.O. & Dt. Barwani, 451 551, M.P. Estd. 1935 Dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus Feast Friday after Corpus Christi Pastor Fr. Thomas Polackal Asst. Pastor Barwani Mission (Church) is Mother Church of Barella Mission. The history of mission works in Barwani area dates back to 1922 with the coming of Fr. Charles OFM. Today Barwani occupies a central position in Barella mission; for it is from here the other Barella centres like Chikliya, Sendhwa, Pendarnia, Khargone, Bahadarpura, Bhikangaon, and Ambadochar were contacted. Fr. William Wuellner SVD became the first resident parish priest of Barwani […] - [prsh_31](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_31/): ST. ANTONY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Kermala- Balwadi P.O, 451 666 Barwani Dt. M.P Estd. 2012 Dedicated to St. Antony of Padua Feast June 13 Pastor Fr. Joy Parappally Asst. Pastor For proficient mission work and pastoral accessibility it was necessary to separate Kermala mission from Pendarnia parish. It was very difficult during the monsoon season for the pastors of Pendarnia to reach Kermala and neighboring catholic Villages. Kermala Parish came in to existence on 9th June 2012. Rev. Fr. Manu John Kalluvalil was appointed the First Parish priest of the Kermala Parish. Fr. Manu John rebuilt the Chapel at Umerti […] - [prsh_30](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_30/): OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH Catholic Church, Sanawad, 451 111; Khargone Dt., M.P. Estd. 1961 Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima Feast May 13 Pastor Fr. I Johnson Asst. Pastor Fr. Nicholas Jez was the pioneer missionary of Sanawad. In 1975 the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc joined the parish community. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_29](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_29/): ST. MARY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Nalwat, P.O. Rodia (Bedia) 451 113 Khargone Dt., M.P. Estd. 1984 Dedicated to Our Lady of Grace Feast March 31 Pastor Fr. Sebastian Kaiparambil Asst. Pastor Nalwat, an out station of Sanawad parish with a good number of tribal Catholics, was raised to parish in 1984 and Fr. Nicholas Jez was given the charge as the first Parish priest. In July 1989 the sisters of Saint Joseph of Saint Marc joined the parish community and are involved in the pastoral activities of the parish (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_28](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_28/): ST. JUDE’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Aurangapura, Khargone 451 001, M.P. Estd. 2018 Dedicated to St. Jude Feast October 28 Pastor Fr. Thomas MT Asst. Pastor Fr. Magimai Antony Tharchuis OMI It was Fr. Carmino Menezes who started Khargone parish in 1968. Previous to the erection of this it was an outstation of Barwani .Late Rev. Frs. William Wuellner and Francis Alvares with Sr. Kathy Hauser were taking care of the spiritual needs of the Catholic population. It was in 1976 the Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels began their work in the parish. Later in July 1989 the […] - [prsh_27](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_27/): ST. PAUL’S CHURCH Catholic Church, (Guljeera)Mongargaon P.O, Bhagwanpura Tehsil, Khargone, M.P. Estd. 2018 Dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle Feast January 25 Pastor Fr. Mathew Chemarappilly SVD Asst. Pastor Guljeera Mission was taken care of by Khargone Parish until recently. The village Church was renovated and blessed on 9th July 2014. Fr. John Baptist Virginia was appointed as the first parish priest of the Guljeera. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_26](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_26/): ST. MARY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Barwaha, Dt. Khargone, 451 115 M.P. Estd. 1993 Dedicated to Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Feast August 15 Pastor Fr. Shaju Joseph Asst. Pastor Barwaha was a substation of Sanawad Parish. In 1975, Fr. Nicholas Jez SVD built a Church at C.R.P. Campus to meet the religious needs of the Christian faithful. Later in 1983 Khandwa Diocese started an English Medium School (St. Mary’s H.S. School.) Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Mary from Coimbatore came to Barwaha to offer their service to the Parish in 1983. Barwaha was raised to the status of a […] - [prsh_25](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_25/): GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH Yesu Snehashram, Bhikangaon, Khargone Dt. 451 331 M.P Estd. 1980 Dedicated to Christ the Good Shepherd Feast Feast of Good Shepherd Pastor Fr. Jayan Alex Asst. Pastor On 1st July 1980, Bhikangaon, an outstation of Khargone Parish was raised to a parish and some villages from Pandhana parish were annexed to it. Late Fr. Simon Mannara SVD was appointed the first Parish Priest. On 8th September 1982 the Sisters of St. Joseph of St Marc started working in the parish. St. Mary’s Hindi and English Medium School was opened in 2003.. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_24](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_24/): ST. XAVIER’S CHURCH Catholic Church; P.O. Bahadarpura; (Via) Bistan, Dt. Khargone, 451 445 M.P. Estd. 1987 Dedicated to St. Francis Xavier Feast January 15 Pastor Fr. Joseph K.C Asst. Pastor Bahadarpura, an out station of Khargone, became an independent parish on 6th June 1987 Fr. Joy Parappally was appointed as the first Parish Priest. Late Fr. William Wuellner SVD, late Fr. Alvares and Sr. Kathi Hauser were the pioneers of this mission. Late Fr. Antony Motiraj built a church at Bahadarpura in 1977. A new church was built during tenure of Rev. Fr. Pius Ginare as parish priest in 2020. […] - [prsh_23](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_23/): ST. ARNOLD’S CHURCH St. Arnold’s Church, Ambadochar Village, Teh. Zirnia, P.O Abhapuri; Khargone Dt. 451 332 MP Estd. 2007 Dedicated to St. Arnold Feast January 15 Pastor Fr. Rajesh Jamra  SVD Asst. Pastor Ambadochar has got unique history as this village was part of West Nimar and later it became part of Pandhana parish. When Bhikangaon became Parish, Ambadochar, along with a few more Barella villages, was annexed from Pandhana to Bhikangaon and till 2007 it remained part of Bhikangaon Parish. It was raised to the status of parish in 2007 and Rev Fr. Pancratius Xalxo SVD was made parish […] - [prsh_22](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_22/): HOLY FAMILY CHURCH Catholic Church, Nepanagar, Dt. Khandwa, 450 221 M.P. Estd. 1968 Dedicated to Holy Family Feast Feast of Holy Family Pastor Fr. Sebastian Tanan Asst. Pastor The mission at Nepanagar was established primarily to serve the spiritual needs of the Catholics who were employed in Nepanagar Paper Mill. The present church was built in 1957. Nepanagar became an independent parish in 1968 with a resident priest Fr. Joseph Lobuscher SVD. The CMC sisters served the parish for some years. The Sisters of Our Lady of Garden joined the parish community in 1995 and are engaged in the field […] - [prsh_21](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_21/): ST. ANTONY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Dhulkot P.O; Nepanagar (Tehsil) Dt. Burhanpur 450 331 (MP) Estd. 1982 Dedicated to St. Antony of Padua Feast June 13 Pastor Fr. N. Kumar Asst. Pastor When Rev. Fr. Motiraj was the parish priest of Pandhana, the present church construction was started in 1963 and was finished in 1967. Dhulkot was an outstation of Nepanagar,and was raised to the status of a parish on 14th June 1982. Rev.Fr. Tarcisius Sunni was appointed as its first parish Priest. In 1984 the Dominican Sisters of Presentation joined the parish community. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_20](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_20/): HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Catholic Church, Alamganj, Burhapur Dt 450 331 M.P. Estd. 1975 Dedicated to Holy Trinity Feast Feast of Holy Trinity Pastor Fr. Philip Kaduthanam Asst. Pastor Burhanpur became a Parish in 1975 with Rev. Fr. Laurence Monteiro assuming the charge as the first parish priest. Prior to this, it was a substation of Nepanagar parish and Rev. Fr. Joseph Lobuscher SVD was the parish priest and later Rev. Fr. Joe D’Cruz, operating from Nepanagar, was taking care of the pastoral needs of the faithful. The CMC sisters registered their presence in Burhanpur in the year 1965 as the […] - [prsh_19](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_19/): SACRED HEART CHURCH Catholic Church , Surgaon Joshi C/o Pradeepti, Padam Nagar, Khandwa-450 001, M.P Estd. 1988 Dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus Feast Friday after the Solemnity of Corpus Christi Pastor Fr. Pancratius Xalxo SVD Asst. Pastor Till 1943 Surgaon Joshi remained a substation under Khandwa parish and subsequently on 29th May 1988, it was granted the status of an independent parish and Fr. I. M. John SVD was appointed the first parish priest. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_18](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_18/): STS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH Catholic Church, P.O. Sirpur, Via Khar-Kala, Dt. Khandwa, 450 051 M.P. Estd. 1902 Dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul Feast July 29 Pastor Fr. Mathew Thekkumkattil Asst. Pastor Franciscan Brothers (CMFS) established Sirpur mission in1902, which is one of the oldest in East Nimar. During the initial years of Nimar Mission devastating plague played havoc and swept the country side. The missionaries made a promise to our blessed mother that if the village would be spared from this menace they would build a shrine in her honour and in 1925 the pilgrimage centre was started. […] - [prsh_17](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_17/): ST. THERESA’S CHURCH Catholic Church; P.O. Roshni, Via New Harsud, Dt. Khandwa, 450 117 M.P. Estd. 1954 Dedicated to St. Theresa of Child Jesus Feast October 01 Pastor Fr. Saji V Kurian Asst. Pastor Roshni, an out station of Deoli, was raised to the status of a parish in 1954 and the first parish priest was Fr. Joseph Huebner SVD. Hindi Medium Primary school was started at Roshni in the same year and hostels for boys and girls were also initiated. In 1983 Medical Mission Sisters began their apostolate in Roshni by rendering medical, social and educational help to the […] - [prsh_16](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_16/): ST. AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Narmada Nagar Rd; P.O. Punasa; Dt. Khandwa, 450 114 M.P. Estd. 1994 Dedicated to ST. AUGUSTINE Feast August 28 Pastor Rev. Fr. Arvind Ekka Asst. Pastor Punasa Parish came into existence formally in 1994. It was a substation of Sanawad Parish with several tribal Catholic villages. Fr. Nicholas Jez SVD, then parish priest of Sanawad, initiated the mission activities in this area from 1980. Though the Barela Catholics from Barwani and Chikliya parishes had already settled in Pamakhedi and the neighbouring villages, Late Fr. Alvares, then parish priest of Sanawad, took keen interest in mission […] - [prsh_15](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_15/): ST. ANNE’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Pandhana; Dt. Khandwa, 450 661 M.P. Estd. 1937 Dedicated to St. Anne Feast July 26 Pastor Fr. Jose George Asst. Pastor The Franciscan Brothers (CMSF) operating from Aulia did the pioneering mission work among the Dalit community at Pandhana. In 1913 a chapel was built at Pandhana for the developing community and in 1937 the mission was handed over to SVD missionaries. Fr. Theodore MSFS was the first resident Priest. In 1974 the CMC sisters began their mission at Pandhana Parish and are involved in the pastoral and educational activities of the Parish. (c) 2025 […] - [prsh_14](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_14/): ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH Catholic Church, New Harsud; P.O. Chhanera, Teh.Harsud; Dt. Khandwa, 450 117, M.P. Estd. 1995 Dedicated to St. Stephen Feast December 26 Pastor Fr. Sinu Mathew Asst. Pastor Foreseeing submersion of Harsud and possible emergence of New Harsud at Chhanera due to Indira Sagar Project, Fr. Berchmans D’Penna SVD was assigned the task of establishing and coordinating the Christian community at New Harsud. The parish was erected in 1995. New parish house was built on 6th April 1997 and Fr. Berchmans D’Penna SVD was appointed the first Parish Priest. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_12](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_12/): St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata Church Catholic Church, Shanti Nagar, Khar Road, Khalwa P.O. Khandwa 450 117 MP Estd. 1972 Dedicated to St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata Feast September 05 Pastor Fr. Saji Kaithackal Asst. Pastor The pastoral need of faithful of Khalwa was taken care of previously by the resident priests of Catholic Church, Bhagavanpura. In 2012 it was annexed to Deoli Parish for a while. It was raised to the status of independent parish in April 2016. Rev. Fr. Alex Paul Ekkan was appointed as the first parish priest of the parish. The Daughters of the Church joined […] - [prsh_11](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_11/): ST. MARY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Karpur P.O. Via Jaswadi; Khandwa 450001 MP Estd. 1972 Dedicated to Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Feast December 08 Pastor Fr. Mathew Kunnappally Asst. Pastor Karpur mission was looked after from Khandwa by Franciscan Brothers until 1932 and was handed over to Divine Word Missionaries in 1934. Fr. Gerald Hofstee SVD became the first Parish Priest. The SMMI sisters came to Karpur in 1979 and have been assisting in all the activities of the Parish. Rev. Fr. Jerome Ziliak SVD developed Karpur as a model farm parish. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_10](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_10/): ST. MARY’S CHURCH Catholic Church, P.O. Deshgaon; Via Chegaon Makhan 450 771 Dt. Khandwa, M.P. Estd. 1972 Dedicated to Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Feast December 08 Pastor Fr. Jimmy Vayalil Asst. Pastor Fr. Arputha Vinish I Deshgaon and surrounding villages were separated from Khandwa Parish in 1972 and was invested status of new Parish. Fr. Gerard Hofstee SVD was appointed as the first Parish Priest. The sisters of Sant Joseph Sevika Sanstha began their apostolate at Deshgaon in 1975. Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God joined the parish community on 1st September 1985. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa […] - [prsh_09](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_09/): ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Deoli; P.O. Deoli-Kalan; Via Khar-Kalan, Dt. Khandwa 450 051, M.P. Estd. 1940 Dedicated to St. Joseph Feast March 19 Pastor Fr. Kishore Soreng SVD Asst. Pastor Deoli is mainly a Korku mission initiated in 1936 by Fr. William Knopp SVD who used to visit Deoli from Sirpur and later in 1942 he settled in Dongalia, an outstation of Deoli parish now. When Deoli was made Parish, Rev. Fr. Josef Huebner SVD was appointed the first Parish priest. The present church was built when late Rev. Fr. John Thayil was the Parish priest. It was in […] - [prsh_08](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_08/): CARMEL MATHA CHURCH Catholic Church, Kakadkhedi, P.O Bai Jagwara, Teh. Punasa, Dt. Khandwa 455459 MP Estd. 2005 Dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast July 16 Pastor Fr. Stanley Fernandes Asst. Pastor Dang became an independent parish on 14th June 2005 by bifurcating from Punasa Parish. Till then Dang and surrounding villages were part of Punasa Parish. The catholic communities of Barelas of Dang parish were originally from Barwani and Chikliya area. Rev. Fr. Mathew K. George was appointed the first parish priest. On 21st June 2008 CMC sisters began their service in the parish and are involved in […] - [prsh_07](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_07/): STS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH Catholic Church, Chanera, P.O. Dongergaon (C.Rly), Dt. Khandwa, M.P Estd. 1975 Dedicated to St. Paul Feast January 25 Pastor Fr. Mathias Lakara Asst. Pastor Until 1975 Chanera remained an outstation of Khandwa Parish. It was elevated to the status of a parish on 1st July 1975. Rev. Fr. Xavier Valayathil became the first Parish Priest. The Sisters of St. Anne’s of Thiruchirappalli joined the parish community in 1981. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_06](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_06/): ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH Catholic Church, P.O. Borgaon- Bujurg; Via Rustompur – Dt. Khandwa, 450 337 M.P. Estd. 1987 Dedicated to St. Michael Feast September 29 Pastor Fr. Abraham T.P Asst. Pastor Borgaon Parish was erected in 1987. Fr. Berchmans D’Penna SVD was the pioneer missionary of the place. The Sisters of St. Anne of Thiruchirapalli joined the parish community in 1990 and are mainly involved in the Education ministry. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_05](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_05/): ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH C/o St. Mary’s Convent High School, Mundi, Palsood Road, 450112 Khandwa Dt. MP Estd. 1980 Dedicated to St. Joseph Feast March 19 Pastor Fr. Geo Joseph Asst. Pastor Bir was an outstation of Khandwa parish. In 1980 it was made a parish with Fr. Lawrence Pereira SVD as first Parish Priest. Sisters of the Little flower of Child Jesus joined the Mission in 2003 and worked till 2017. The Dominican Sisters of the Rosary began their service in the Parish in 2017. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_04](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_04/): ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH Catholic Church, Bhojakhedi, Chegaon Makhan P.O. 450 771 Khandwa Dt, MP Estd. 2013 Dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi Feast October 04 Pastor Fr. Mathew K .George Asst. Pastor Bhojakhedi was an out station of Bhilenkheda till 2013. Bhojakhedi Church was built by Rev. Fr. Karl Schmidt SVD in 1946 and was dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. It was made Parish on 9th June 2013 and Fr. Bridhichand Nonwar O Praem was appointed as the first parish priest. Francisacn Clarist Congregation sisters joined the mission in 1996. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_03](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_03/): ST. PAUL’S CHURCH Catholic Church, Bhilenkheda, P.O. Barur, Via Chegaon Makhan, 450 773 Khandwa Dt., M.P. Estd. 1980 Dedicated to St. Paul, the Apostle Feast January 25 Pastor Fr. M Chinnappar Asst. Pastor Bhilenkheda, an out station of Aulia was made as an independent Parish in 1980 and Fr. Joseph Pinto SVD was appointed as the first resident priest. Since 1991 the Franciscan Clarist Sisters joined in the Parish and are engaged in social, catechetical, medical and educational ministries. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [prsh_02](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_02/): ST. XAVIER’S CHURCH C/o Bishop’s House, Khandwa 450 001 MP Estd. 1982 Dedicated to St. Francis Xavier Feast December 03i Pastor Fr. Akshay IMS Asst. Pastor Fr. Parmesh IMS Until 1982 Bhagwanpura was an outstation of Sirpur Parish and it was elevated to the status of parish under Fr. John Vazhappilly in 1982. Later in 1991 this parish was entrusted to the Indian Missionaries Society (IMS). Since 1984, Sisters of the Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary (SVM) have been working in the parish. They are engaged in Medical, Educational and Evangelization activities. (c) 2025 Directory, Khandwa Diocese - [Parishes](https://khandwadiocese.org/parishes/): Click on to view details DEANERY: KHANDWA DEANERY: KHARGONE Place Parish View Place Parish View 1   Aulia   Sacred Heart Church 23   Ambadochar   St. Arnold’s Church 2   Bhagwanpura   St. Xavier’s Church 24   Bahadarpura   St. Xavier’s Church 3   Bhilenkheda   St. Paul’s Church 25   Bhikangaon   Good Shepherd Church 4   Bhojakhedi   St Francis of Assisi Church 26   Barwaha   St. Mary’s Church 5   Bir Mundi   St. Joseph’s Church 27   Guljeera   St. Paul’s Church 6   Borgaon   St. Michael’s Church 28   Khargone   St. Jude’s Church 7   Chanera   Sts. Peter & Paul’s Church 29   Nalwat   St. Mary’s Church 8   Dang   Carmel Matha Church 30   Sanawad   St. Mary’s Church […] - [prsh_01](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_01/): Sacred Heart Church P.O. Aulia-Koladit, Via Pandhana, Dt. Khandwa, 450 661 M.P. Estd. 1907 Dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus Feast Friday after Corpus Christi Pastor Fr. Sebastian Bara SAC Asst. Pastor Fr. Robin SAC Bros. Nicolas and Paul, the Franciscan brothers started Aulia mission in 1902. In 1903 the brothers started construction of a Church at Aulia. The Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus was built in 1907 and Fr. Dariret was the first resident priest from 1908 to 1934. Till 1905 the station Aulia was a sub-station of Khandwa Parish. In 1934 the Mission was handed over to […] - [prsh_13](https://khandwadiocese.org/prsh_13/): St. Mary’s Cathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral, Khandwa. 450001, M.P Estd. 1880 Dedicated to Nativity of Our Lady Feast September 08 Pastor Fr. John Victor Asst. Pastor Fr. Neelkamal Tirkey Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales from Vishakapattanam initiated their mission activities in 1866 in and around Khandwa and slowly expanded the evangelical work to the other parts of the Nimar district. Rev. Fr. J. Thevenet MSFS built a Church at Khandwa in 1880. The first residential priest was Fr. Adolphe Souchen MSFS (1882-1888).  Since then many zealous missionaries whose hard work and devout life blessed Khandwa Mission. Congregation of the […] - [History](https://khandwadiocese.org/history/): History The history of presence of the Catholic Church in Nimar began with those who worked in the Railways and British administration. The evidence of the advent of Church in Nimar region began with the coming of the Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales (MSFS) to Asirgarh Fort during the reign of the Mugals. To take care of the needs of the faithful Rev. Fr. Amadeys Delalex, one of the French MSFS stationed at Jabalpur, then under the jurisdiction of Vizagapatanam, used to visit Khandwa since 1866. Rev. Fr. Amadeys Delalex MSFS, who was a military chaplain of Jabalpur, visited […] - [Bodies](https://khandwadiocese.org/bodies/) - [St_MAry's Cathedral](https://khandwadiocese.org/try_1/): This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: - [Home2](https://khandwadiocese.org/): VISION & MISSION Vision: Witness to the Word of God by serving His People Mission: Enlightened by the Word of God and guided by the Holy Spirit, we priests, religious, and laity are committed to our pastoral responsibilities of witnessing to Christ by serving the marginalized and underprivileged and thus building up faithful and life-giving Christian Communities.   Tweets by Pontifex - [SPX](https://khandwadiocese.org/spx/): TEST PAGE ONLY - [People Grid](https://khandwadiocese.org/people-grid/): [people_grid] - [KDES](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/kdes/): Khandwa Diocesan Education Society President: Most Rev. Augustine Madathikunnel Secretary: Fr. John J Victor Click Below for the List of Schools Khandwa Diocesan Education Society (KDES) is a Registered Society, constituted to administer, manage and co-ordinate effective, efficient and smooth functioning of the educational institutions started in the Catholic Diocese of Khandwa.  Most of the schools started by missionaries in the initial years of Nimar mission are occupying a central position in the educational map of the region. Today there are 40 educational institutions in the diocese either run directly by the diocese or by different religious congregations working in […] - [KDSS](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/kdss/): KHANDWA DIOCESAN SOCIAL SERVICES President Most Rev. Most Rev. Augustine Madathikunnel, Bishop of Khandwa Director Fr. Robinson Varghese Vision “A just and self-reliant human society with love, freedom and dignity.” Mission “Empower the community with focus on human rights, sustainable livelihood, safe environment and participatory governance for holistic development” Registered Office: Khandwa Diocesan Social ServicesVatsala Vihar, Near Stadium GroundCivil Lines, Khandwa (M.P) – 450 001 Email: director@kdsskhandwa.orgPhone : 0733-2227991 History of the social welfare activities of the Catholic Church in the East and West Nimar may be traced back to 1880s with the arrival of Franciscan Missionaries.  Along with the […] - [Embed List](https://khandwadiocese.org/embed-list/) - [Schools](https://khandwadiocese.org/schools-2/): Higher Secondary and High Schools - [Social-Medical](https://khandwadiocese.org/social-and-medical/) - [Educational](https://khandwadiocese.org/educational/) - [Ecclesiastical](https://khandwadiocese.org/ecclesiastical/) - [Congregations for Men](https://khandwadiocese.org/congregations-for-men/) - [Congregations for Women](https://khandwadiocese.org/congregations-for-women/) - [Finance Council](https://khandwadiocese.org/finance-council/) - [Tribunal](https://khandwadiocese.org/tribunal/) - [Presbyteral Council](https://khandwadiocese.org/presbyteral-council/) - [College of Consultors](https://khandwadiocese.org/college-of-consultors/) - [Administration](https://khandwadiocese.org/curia/): Bishop Most Rev. Augustine MadathikunnelBishop’s HouseCivil Lines Khandwa Vicar General Rev. Fr. John J Victor Judicial Vicar Rev. Fr. Sinu Mathew Marikaveettil Chancellor Rev. Fr. Jose George Financial Administrator Rev. Fr. Jomon Varghese - [At a Glance](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/at-a-glance/): The Diocese of Khandwa was erected on February 3, 1977 by the Papal Bull “Apostolico Officio” of Pope Paul VI. It comprises of the four civil districts of Khandwa, Bhurhanpur, Barwani and Khargone, also called East and West Nimar districts, separated from Indore diocese. Bp Abraham Viruthakulangara was appointed the First Bishop of Khandwa. In 1998 he was appointed as the Archbishop of Nagpur. Rev.Fr. Jose Abraham Vaipana served as the administrator of the diocese until on September 8, 1999 when Most Rev. Leo Cornelio SVD was consecrated and installed as the new Bishop of Khandwa. In 2007 Bishop Leo […] - [Deceased](https://khandwadiocese.org/priests/deceassed/) - [Diocesan Priests](https://khandwadiocese.org/priests/diocesan-priests/) - [St. Mary's Cathedral](https://khandwadiocese.org/st-marys-cathedral/): Browsing the pages of history “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.“ (Psalm 122:1). The people of God of the Diocese of Khandwa have all reason to sing with the Psalmist and to exclaim their gladness and gratefulness as they step into their new place of worship, St. Mary’s Cathedral at Khandwa. The inauguration and dedication of the newly constructed Cathedral is yet another noteworthy landmark in the history of the local church of Khandwa. While the cathedral stands out as a symbol of unity of the diocesan community it […] - [Commissions](https://khandwadiocese.org/ministries/): DIOCESAN COMMISSIONS Bible Fr. Geo Joseph Fr. Sible Devassikutty Fr. Thomas M.T Sr. Karuna FCC Catechetics Fr. Laijo Jose Fr. Sinu Mathew Fr. Stanely  Fernades Mr. Gyansingh Dawar Communio Fr. Jose George Construction & Reparis Fr. John Victor Fr. Thomas M.T Fr. Jomon Varghese Fr. Shijo Madasserry Dialogue & Ecumenism Fr. Robinson Varghese Fr. Kishore SVD Fr. Boban Philip Fr. Stanis Tirkey Sr. Julia OSA Education Fr. John Victor Fr. Jomon Varghese Fr. Thomas M.T Fr. N Kumar Sr. Leena SAT Sr. Veera SSpS Sr. Aruna OSA Family and Laity Fr. Sebi Thottankara Fr. Boban Philip Fr. Mathias Lakara Fr. […] - [The Diocese](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/) - [Bishop Augustine Madathikunnel](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/bishop_augustine/): Most Rev. Augustine Madathikunnel Most Augustine Madathikunnel was born on 9 July 1963 in Koolivaya, Kerala, in the diocese of Mananthavady. He studied philosophy and theology at Saint Charles Seminary in Nagpur and was ordained a priest on 18 April 1994 for the diocese of Khandwa. After ordination, he first held the offices of assistant parish priest in Sirpur (1994-1996), secretary to the bishop and teacher at Saint Thomas School (1996-1997). He was awarded a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy of Rome (1997-1999) and went on to serve as secretary to the bishop (1999-2000), rector of […] - [Former Bishops](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/former-bishops/): Most Rev. Abraham Viruthakulangra  Born 5 Jun 1943  Ordained Priest 28  Oct 1969 Episcopal consecration 13 Jul 1977 Bishop of Khandwa 1977 – 1998 Installed Archbishop of Nagpur  22 April 1998 Died 19 April 2018 Most Rev. Leo Cornelio SVD  Born 14 Mar 1945 Ordained Priest 14 Nov 1972 Episcopal consecration 8 Sep 1999 Bishop of Khandwa  1999 – 2007 Installed Archbishop of Bhopal 16 Sep 2007 Most Rev. Dr. A.A.S Durairaj SVD Born 03 May 1957 Ordained Priest 08 May 1985 Episcopal consecration 16 July 2009 Bishop of Khandwa  2009 – 2021 Installed Archbishop of Bhopal 27 Nov 2021 - [Patron](https://khandwadiocese.org/the-diocese/history/): The Patron of the Diocese is Pope St. Pius X whose original name was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (born June 2, 1835, Riese, Venetia, Italy; feast day August 21) Ordained in 1858, he became a parish priest in the Italian region of Venetia. Pope Leo XIII made him bishop of Mantua (1884) and in 1893 cardinal and patriarch of Venice. He was elected pope on August 4, 1903 and was  pope until his death on August 20, 1914. Some of his directives, though superseded by later social developments, mark him as one of the forerunners of Catholic Action—i.e., the organization of the […] - [Home 1](https://khandwadiocese.org/home/): VISION & MISSION Vision: Witness to the Word of God by serving His People Mission: Enlightened by the Word of God and guided by the Holy Spirit, we priests, religious, and laity are committed to our pastoral responsibilities of witnessing to Christ by serving the marginalized and underprivileged and thus building up faithful and life-giving Christian Communities.   NEWS UPDATES [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)