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SACRED HEART, AMGURI

Location
Amguri is115 km west of Dibrugarh in the civil district of Sivasagar. The parish campus is situated on the Station Road, along the Changmaigaon village, within the Amguri municipal area.

History
Fr. Leo Tirkey sdb started looking after the center under Jorhat parish, from 19^th December 1983. He remained at Tuli, Nagaland, to cater to the needs of this mission. On 8^th January 1984 Mr. Albert Kujur of Amgoorie TE was baptized. This was the first baptism by Fr. Leo in this center. On 12^th January 1984, 28 bighas of land, belonging to 9 different people, was being negotiated for the Don Bosco School campus. The process was completed towards the end of the year and Fr. Leo started residing there.
The center was officially erected as a parish on the 25^th August 1996 and Fr. Kuriakose Palathinkal sdb was the first parish priest. Mr. Michael Ekka is the touring Catechist. Presently the parish has 600 Catholics spread over in 8 Tea Estates. They are

1	Amgoorie TE	10 km
2	Bagjan TE	05 km
3	Barwa TE	07 km
4	Borbam TE	05 km
5	Borsilla TE	18 km
6	Gabroo TE	16 km
7	Halwating TE	08 km
8	Laojan TE	10 km

Don Bosco High School
The center has an English medium High School and its present strength is about 600 boys and girls. The School was started in 1985. Some time ago there was a boarding for boys, but later it was closed.

The priests who worked in the center are all members of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Dimapur province
1	Fr. Leo Tirkey	In charge 1994 – 1991
2	Fr. Jose Kaniampady	Asst. 1988 – 1994
3	Fr. Reginald D’Silva	In charge 1991 – 1992
4	Fr. Nazarius Lakra	Asst. 1991 – 1992
5	Fr. K.K. Thomas	In charge 1992 – 1995
6	Fr. Anand Parekattil	Asst. 1994 – 1996
7	Fr. Kuriakose Palathinkal	PP 1996 – 2002
8	Fr. P.D. Jacob	Asst. P 1997
9	Fr. P.F. Vincent	Asst. 1998 – 1999
10	Fr. P.J. Alex	Asst. P 2000 – 2001
11	Fr. A.C. Stephen	Asst. P 2001
12	Fr. T.P. Sebastian	Asst. P 2002
13	Fr. T.P. Sebastian	PP 2003 -2006
14	Fr. Shantilal Kujur	Asst. P 2003 - 2006
15	Fr. Emmanuel Xalxo	PP 2006 - 08
17	Fr. T.P. Sebastian	HM. 2006 -
18	Fr. Paulinus Chempalayil	PP 2008 -
19	Fr. Thomas Vengakunnel	Rector 2008-

Sunday Mass: 9.00 am in English in the Centre. There is a Mass in Hindi in one of the 8 centres on every Sunday.

On the last Sunday of every month people from all the centers are supposed to come together to the Parish for a Mass at 9.30 am. Quite many come for it.

Postal Address
S.H. Church / Don Bosco School
Amguri P.O. 785 680
Dist. Sivasagar, Assam
Tel. 03772/253559, 253347

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