Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
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Most Holy Redeemer Church view from the front
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 Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
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| 12°59′37″N 75°16′07″E / 12.9935°N 75.2687°ECoordinates: 12°59′37″N 75°16′07″E / 12.9935°N 75.2687°E | |
| Location | Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Latin rite) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Melvin Correa |
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| Parish | Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady |
| Deanery | Deanery of Belthangady |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mangalore |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Bernard Blasius Moras |
| Bishop(s) | Rev. Aloysius Paul DSouza |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Nazareth |
The Most Holy Redeemer Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church situated in the locality of Belthangady. The current structure of the church was built in 2012 during the tenure of Fr. James Dsouza. The original structure was constructed near the site of the present-day church building. It is the one of the oldest churches in Belthangady. This parish comes under Belthangady Varado which is a part of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore.
This first structure of the church came into existence around 1885 and the current church is the 3rd structure. The other two older structures were demolished. In 1682, when Maratha King Sambhaji invaded Goa, some Catholic families fled from Bardez in Goa, to a place called Gaddai, Athyadka and began residing there. In about 1870, Fr. Vaz constructed a chapel here. Originally a part of Agrar Church, the chapel was served from there. During the Goa-Verapoly controversy, some families seceded from Agrar Church and built a small chapel at Gaddai, a village at the foot of the rock fortress Jamalabad. As Athyadka was malaria-prone, the chapel was abandoned in 1890. Fr. Pascal Mascarenhas constructed a thatched chapel at Belthangady. It was pulled down to make way for a stable structure and a temporary church built adjoining the presbytery served for nearly 10 years. This was served from Taccode for some time. There were many Christian officers at Belthangady who helped Fr. Mascarenhas to get a plot.
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