Parishes & Shrine

Wimberligunj

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church,
Wimberlygunj,
P.O. Wimberlygunj - 744 206
Dist. South Andaman, A & N Islands.
Phone No : (03192) 255951

Established : 1996
Patron Saint : St. Francis Xavier
Annual Parish Feast Day : 3rd December
Served by : Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier
Parish Priest : Fr. Pritam Toppo, sfx
Assistant Priest : Fr. Stanly Cordozo, sfx
No. of Catholic Families : 300
No. Catholics : 4152

Substations
Sl. No. Village Chapels Patron/Patroness
1 Shore Point, Bamboo Flat St. Aloisius
2 Tappu Basti St. Paul
3 Jetty Basti, Bamboo Flat St. Ignatius of Loyola
4 Kaddakachang St. Teresa of Child Jesus
5 Mannar Ghat St. Joseph
6 Shoal Bay - 12 St. Teresa of Avila
7 Shoal Bay – 8 St. Ignatius of Antioch
8 Wrightmyo St. Mary
9 Tsunami Basti Infant Jesus
10 Rajeev Nagar Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Religious Houses

Men

1. Society of Pilar, Wimberlygunj

Women

1. Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, Wimberlygunj
2. Sisters of Charity of St. Anne, Paduak Bagicha
Name of the Catholic Institutions
1. St. Xavier School, Manarghat
Health Services
1. Ursuline Dispensary, Wimberlygunj
Hostels
1. Pilar Girls’ Hostel, Paduad Bagicha
2. Agnel’s Boys Hostel, Manarghat