The Sacerdotal Silver Jubilee celebration of Fr Santhosh Dais and Fr Clary D’Souza was celebrated on 6 May 2023 at Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral, Gulbarga. Solemn Thanksgiving Mass was offered by Fr Santhosh Dais along with his brother priests of the diocese. Most Rev Robert Miranda broke the Word of God and shared the […]
Recollection for the priests and religious of Gulbarga diocese and the Chrism Mass took place on 30 March 2023 at Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral, Kalaburagi. Rev Fr Jude Nirmal Das, Vice Rector of St Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore was the resource person on the day who gave a spiritual talk on Jesus’ compassionate priesthood. […]
As part of the review of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, a meeting was held at Sugyan, the Diocesan Pastoral Center at Kalburagi, on 16 March 2023. The review meeting was preceded by a prayer service, during which Fr Lawrence Arun invoked God’s grace through the medium of prayer. Fr Stany Lobo, the Diocesan Coordinator of […]
The Bishop of Gulbarga, Most Rev Robert Miranda, organized two days of ongoing formation and self-assessment as well as envisioning for his priests on 14-15 March 2023 at Sugyan, the diocesan pastoral center. Fr Fedrick Dsouza, the procurator of the Diocese introduced and welcomed the resource persons. Rev Fr Dion Vaz S. J provincial superior […]
The clergy of the Diocese of Gulbarga celebrated the Day of Consecrated Life along with the CRI Gulbarga Diocese on 4 January 2023 at Mother Theresa Hall, Kalaburagi. Rev. Fr James Gonsalves SJ, Parish Priest of St Ann Church, Bijapur, was the resource person for the day and spoke on “the enrichment of the call […]
The members of the CRI unit Gulbarga came together for a day’s celebration on Saturday, 27th August, at Mother Teresa Hall, Cathedral. There were around 85 religious that participated in the gathering. The presence of our Bishop Robert Miranda added more joy to the community. Fr. Tom SDB gave a talk on Challenges faced by […]
Diocesan Pastoral Council Meeting was held on 13 August 2022 at Sugyan, the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Kotnoor. Meeting began at 2.30 pm and ended at 5.00 pm. The Vicar General, Fr Stany Lobo, presented the final minutes of the meeting and summarized the consolidated report of the Synodal Church. Rev. Fr. Anil Prasad, Regional Secretary […]
Deanery-level training on the Basic Ecclesial Communities was held in Gulbarga and Bijapur, respectively, on 16 and 17 July. During the program, the Bible was enthroned and a short prayer service was held. The regional secretary of BEC, Rev Fr George Vincent Lobo, provided insight into the topic. To build basic communities, various groups were […]
The Deanery Level Pastoral Councils met on the 10 July 2022 Sunday at 2.30 pm at the Mother Theresa Community Hall, Mother Divine Grace Cathedral, Gulbarga for the Gulbarga Deanery, and at Infant Jesus Shrine, Bhalki for the Bidar Deanery. Attendees of the meeting included parish priests, vice presidents, secretaries, and superiors of religious communities. […]
The Mother of Divine Grace Cathedral, Gulbarga celebrated its 9th anniversary of dedication on 26 June 2022. The vicar general of Gulbarga Diocese, Rev Fr Stany Lobo, celebrated Holy Eucharist and preached the Word of God. The procession proceeded immediately after the holy Eucharist in a very devotional manner. During the procession, Our Lady of […]