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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHUCRH, DULIAJAN - 1987

Location

Duliajan is situated 50 km south east of Dibrugarh in the civil district of Dibrugarh. It is the head quarters of Oil India and Assam Gas Company. The parish is called Vikasika and is situated in a village called Naholia.

History of the parish

It is a daughter parish of Naharkatia. It was opened by Fr. Joy Pallikunnel in the year 1987. A presbytery, Convent, girl's boarding and two schools have been built in this mission. The newly built Church was blessed in 2002. The parish has a Catholic population of 6000 spread over in 23 substations.

The Congregation of Sisters of Nazareth help in the parish by way of teaching, village visits and by running a dispensary.

The substations are the following:

1	Balijan TE No. 6	24 km
2	Balijan TE No.7	23 km
3	Balijan Kherbari	17 km
4	Balijan Nagakata No. 7	13 km
5	Balijan Nagakata No. 10	14 km
6	Bherbheri Village	10 km
7	Dhekiajuli Village	22 km
8	Duliajan Town Church	7 km
9	Hatijan TE	10 km
10	Hukani Village	9 km
11	Jalia Basti	4 km
12	Jutlibari TE	4 km
13	Madhuban TE	3 km
14	Mayajan TE	7 km
15	Nagajan TE	15 km
16	Old Dirial TE	8 km
17	Rajali TE	13 km
18	Jalkiapara	15 km
19	Shanti TE	17 km
20	Tamulikhat Village	13 km
21	Tarajan TE	26 km
22	Tipling TE	5 km
23	Zaloni TE	4 km

St. Francis Xavier Church

The priests who worked in the Parish

01	Joy Pallikunnel	PP: 1987 - 92
02	Fr. Ruben Dungdung	Asst: 1987 - 90
03	Fr. Deonis Dungdung	Asst: 1991 -94
04	Fr. Joseph Muloparampil	PP: 1992 - 99
05	Fr. Andreas Induar	Asst: 1994 - 95
06	Fr. Vijay Minj	Asst: 1994 - 96
07	Fr. Vijay Toppo	PP 1999 - 2005
08	Fr. Alphonse Dhanwar	Asst. 1996-99 Principal: 1999 - 02
09	Fr. G.P Amalraj	Principal: 2002-
10	Fr.Thomas Karikattil	PP 2005 -
11	Fr. William Kullu	Asst 2005 - 2009

Mass Timings
Town Church	7.30 am Hindi
Naholia Church	9.00 am Hindi

Address
Catholic Church, Vikasika
Duliajan P.O. 786 602
P.B. No. 2
Dist. Dibrugarh. Assam.
Tel. 0374/2800655

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