Holy Rosary Cathedral completes 450 years, celebration on November 18th

Mangaluru: The invitation of the celebration to mark 450th anniversary of the existence of Rosario Cathedral Church, Mangaluru was released on 1 November, 2018 at Rosario Cathedral Hall by Most Rev Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, the Bishop of Mangalore. The celebartions will be held on Sunday 18 November 2018 at the Rosario Cathedral grounds. A three days of Retreat before the main event will be organised from 15, 16 and 17 November.

On this occasion Most Rev Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, the Bishop of Mangalore addressed the gathering and said “It’s an occasion of joy and pride to celebrate the 450 years of the existence of the faith in the diocese. It is great event in the life of the church to recall the history of our ancestor’s faith. The Portuguese who came from Goa brought the devotion of Our Lady of the Rosary to our coastal area which today has brought much fruits in the lives of our Faithful of Canara”. He also appealed the congregation that this is the time that we all need to unite and have deep commitment to our faith. He also called for an active participation of all the people in the forthcoming celebration.

Rev Fr J B Crasta, Rector of the Cathedral; Rev Fr Flavian Lobo, Asst Parish Priest; M P Noronha, Secretary of the Diocesan Pastoral Parishad, C J Simon, Vice President were present on the dais. C J Simon welcomed the gathering, Elizabeth Roche, Secretary of the Parish Pastoral Parishad compered the programme and proposed vote of thanks. Sushil Noronha, Dr John D Silva, Elias Fernandes the proprietor of Four Winds and many other media people and lay leaders of the parish were present.