Church of St. Francis Xavier
Established: 1898
Catholics: 300
Catholic Church,
Rampur – 845 455
Shikharpur (Via)
West Champaran District., Bihar
Tel: (06254) 264039
History:
In 1898 the Capuchin priest at Bettiah bought one hundred and fifty-five bighas of land from a landowner in Rampur who had borrowed a large sum of money from the priest and was unable to repay it. Despite the unhealthy natural surroundings priests continued to live there and help the people. The longest tenure of a pastor was that of Fr. Robert Ludwig, S.J. who went there in 1947 and stayed for more than twenty-five years. He developed the mission, gave shelter to many orphans and rebuilt the church.
The Sisters of the Sacred Heart have a dispensary in the mission compound and are in charge of the school which has developed from a small middle school into a high school.
Religious Congregation
Sisters of the Sacred Heart (SSH)
Sacred Heart Convent
Rampur 845455
Shikarpur (via)
West Champaran District, Bihar