St joseph church, jeppu

Pope Francis

Our Holy Father

Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha

Bishop of Mangalore

Rev. Fr Maxim D'Souza

Parish Priest

Our Patron . . .

St Joseph: Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

‘Jeppu Church’ is dedicated to St Joseph, who is the spouse of Our Lady and the Foster-father of the Incarnate Word. In the Gospels, he is known as the ‘Just Man’ who protected the dignity and took care of Virgin Mary. He took care of Jesus and protected him from the wrath of King Herod. When Jesus was found missing in the temple, both Joseph and Mary went in search of Him. Since...

Parish History. . .

After the fall of Constantinople, the Ottoman Turks blocked all the land routes of trade to Eastern Countries. This was a great blow for trade between the Eastern and the Western countries. Therefore, King Mannuel I of Portugal appointed Vasco-De Gama, a navigator, to discover sea-route for trade; and Vasco-De Gama set out from Portugal and arrived in Calicut on the Malabar coast of India on May 20, 1498. Alphonse Albuquerque, the Governor of Portuguese-India, expanded Portuguese influence across Indian Ocean and captured Goa in 1510 by sending his army through sea-route discovered by Vasco-De-Gama. In those days, Mangalore...

Parish Priest speaks...

Dear Friends,

St. Joseph Church in Jeppu has a long-standing history and is popularly known as Jeppu Church. Since the church is located within the seminary premises (also commonly referred to as Jeppu Seminary), which is dedicated to St. Joseph, the Jeppu Church is likewise dedicated to St. Joseph. The people...