Church of the Mother of God
Established: 1895
Catholics: 100
Catholic Church,
Ramnagar – 845 106
West Champaran District, Bihar
Tel: (06256) 224076
History:
Capuchin missionaries began working in the Ramnagar area in 1890 and in 1895 they settled on land donated to the mission by a certain Mrs. Reyneau. The mission was started as an intermediate station between Bettiah and Somesar. Somesar was closed after Fr. Cosmos O.F.M. Cap. was killed by a tiger. Ramnagar was taken care of by priests from Chakhni for many years until Fr. Louis Peter Paul Sah took up residence there and from that time there has been a resident priest in Ramnagar.
Since 1987 the sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception have been working in Ramnagar. They have a dispensary, are involved in various kinds of social work and have taken charge of the parish school.
A small group of lay missionaries live in St. Joseph’s Home of Compassion where they take care of a few orphans and some handicapped people besides their work in a dispensary. They also assist the parish priest in his pastoral work.
Religious Congregations
Congregation of the Immaculate Conception
Nishkalanka Niwas
Ramnagar 845106
West Champaran District, Bihar
Tel.: (06256) 224453
Lay Apostles
Village Sisters of India
St. Joseph’s Home of Compassion
Ramnagar 845106
West Champaran District, Bihar
Tel.:(06256) 224202
Catholics 400