ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI CHURCH BARBASPUR

ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI CHURCH BARBASPUR

BARBASPUR (D. AMBIKAPUR)

Fr. Kishore Ekka Parish Priest

Manager, Divya High School

Fr. John Dung Dung Asst. Parish Priest,

Principal, Divya High School

Seva Sadan

Barbaspur

P.O. Ganeshpur – 497 333

Via Ramanuj Nagar

Surajpur Dist., C. G.

Divya High School

St. Vincent Pallotti Boys’ Hostel

  BARBASPUR:

1991: Barbaspur Parish became the independent Parish and Fr. William Bara become the first Parish Priest

The Barbaspur mission is situated about 80 kilometers from Diocese and 38 kilometers from the district headquarters Surajpur. The Barbaspur mission was a substation of Bishrampur parish till 1991 and it was made an independent in 1991 with a resident Priest. However, the construction of a church and a parochial house was begun way back in 1984.

In the course of time, as the existing church proved inadequate it was extended and renovated. At the completion of the work it was blessed by the Bishop of Ambikapur on July 9, 2000 and the same day was the inauguration of the new block of Divya Primary School at the hands of the local Member of the Legislative Assembly. A new parochial house too was constructed while the old one was converted into a boarding for boys.

This mission started in view of educating poor aboriginal tribals of Barbaspur area. It is far from the town. Majority of the people are tribals. They are poor and depend on the erratic monsoon for the cultivation of food grains.