Diocese of Poona (Pune)
Activities and Organizations
Catholic Educational Institutions
- Boarding school for girls:
4
- Boarding schools for boys:
2
- Colleges:
2
- High Schools:
34
- Higher Secondary Schools:
6
- Kindergartens:
34
- Middle Schools:
1
- National Institute of Open Schools:
3
- Primary Schools:
36
- Technical Training Institutes:
2
Catholic Social Welfare
- Dispensaries:
4
- Homes for destitutes:
4
- Homes for the disabled:
1
- Homes for the elderly:
5
- Hospice for AIDS/HIV patients:
1
- Orphanages:
1
- Rehabilitation centers:
5
- Senior citizens:
1
- Socio-economic centers:
11
- Youth hostels:
5
Major Diocesan Commissions and Organizations
- Basic Christian Communities:
Father Julian Misquitta
- Catechetics:
Sister Teresa Joseph, FMA
- Centre for Small Christian Communities:
Address: 78 Dastur Meher Road, Pune 411 001, India
Phone: (91) 20-26053019
Director: Father Julian Misquitta - Christian Workers Movement:
Father V. Louis (chaplain)
- Communications:
Father Malcolm Sequeira
- Diocesan Board of Education:
Address: St. Joseph Boys' High School, Kirkee, Pune 411 003, India
Secretary: Fatima Oliver - Diocesan Catechetical Centre:
ddress: Don Bosco Youth Centre, 4 Koregaon Park Road, Pune 411 001, India
Phone: (91) 20-26135261
Directress: Sister Teresa Joseph, FMA - Divine Mercy:
Father Joe Abraham (diocesan coordinator)
- Ecumenism:
Father Lui Heredia
- Evangelization/Pastoral:
Father Roque Alphonso
- Family:
Father Roque Alphonso
- Inter-Religious:
Father Roque Green
- Justice Peace and Development:
Father Jeetendra David
- Labor:
Father V. Louis (chaplain)
- Pontificial Mission Organisations:
Father Lui Heredia
- Poona Diocesan Corporation Private Limited:
Address: Bishop's House, 1B, Prince of Wales Drive, Pune 411 001, India
Phone: (91) 20-26360065, (91) 20-26361318
Secretary: Father Sebastian D'Mello - Poona Diocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal:
Address: c/o St. Joseph Boys' High School Campus, Kirkee, Pune 411 003, India
Phone: (91) 20-25822141
Judicial Vicar: Father Roque Alphonso - Poona Diocesan Educational Society:
Address: Bishop's House, 1B, Prince of Wales Drive, Pune 411 001, India
Phone: (91) 20-26125008
Secretary: Father Nelson Machado - Poona Diocesan Social Service Society:
Address: 20 Solapur Road, Pune 411 013, India
Phone: (91) 20-26870199
Director: Father Jeetendra David - Prison Ministry:
Father Wilfred Fernandes
- Social Work:
Father Jeetendra David
- Youth:
Father Joseph Dantas
- Yuva Niwas (Youth Apostolate):
Address: 1B Prince of Wales Drive, Pune 411 001, India
Phone: (91) 20-26331415
Director: Father Joseph Dantas
Other Church Organizations and Associations
- Catholic Association of Poona
- Charismatic Prayer Group
- Ecclesiastical Institutions:
National Vocation Service Centre
Address: Matchwel Road, Pune 14, India
Phone: (91) 20-27030918, (91) 20-27036125 - Ecclesiastical Institutions:
Isvani Kendra
Address: Off Nagar Road, Pune 14, India
Phone: (91) 20-27033507, (91) 20-27033820 - Ecclesiastical Institutions:
Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth
Address: Ramwadi, Pune 14, India
Phone: (91) 20-27034968, (91) 20-27034802 - Education - Professional and Technical:
Don Bosco Vyawasaik Prashikshan Kendra
Address: Near St. Andrew's School, Chinchwad, Pune 411 019, India
Phone: (91) 20-27480202 - Education - Professional and Technical:
St. Joseph's Technical Institute
Address: Shankarshet Road, Pune 411 037, India
Phone: (91) 20-26450493, (91) 20-26447496 - Legion of Mary
- Mahila Mandals
- Neo-Catechumenates
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul
- Sodalities
Social Communications
- Publications:
Art India (Indian Christian Art Publications)
Asian Journal for Priests and Religious
Asian Journal of Vocation and Formation
Ishvani Documentation and Mission Digest
Jnana Deepa: Pune Journal of Religious Studies
Niropya (Marathi Monthly)
Poona Diocesan Life (English Monthly)
Prem Marg (English Monthly)
Youth Frontier
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