ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, VAMANJUR

About the Church

St Joseph the Worker Church serves the Catholic faithful of Vamanjoor and nearby areas with prayer, sacraments, and community life. The parish is 11 km north-east of Mangalore city, surrounded by the parishes of Gurpur, Kelarai, and Bondel. In 1975, Fr Edwin C. Pinto began celebrating Mass at Nirmal Padav. As the community grew, a new church was built in 1980 and inaugurated on May 1, 1981. A presbytery followed in 1984. Parish leaders developed schools, extended the church, and created spaces for community life including Sabha Bhavan in 2016 and a renovated church in 2018. The new presbytery was inaugurated on June 5, 2025 under Fr James D’Souza.