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His Holiness Pope John Paul II

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History

 PLATINUM JUBILEE 
May 25, 1927 - May 25, 2002

SAMLONG

From 25 Jan. 1950 till June 1952 Fr. H. De Meester came regularly to say Mass in a house called 'Morning Site' in Samlong.  In June 1952 Fr. G. Meeus SJ was appointed parish priest of the new parish with 2500 Catholics, stretching as far as Jobla, 35 miles in the east.

Finding 'Morning Site' in too remote a corner Fr. Meeus shifted the presbytery and the primary school to Tukitoli.  Soon the primary boys' school grew to a middle school.  He established on a firm basis both the Catholic Sabha and the Mahila Sangh.  Moreover, as diocesan Promoter of the Sodalities he set an example by directing a Sodality Group in his own parish.  The magnificent grotto built at the hands of Samlong Sodalities gives ample proof of it.

On 4 June 1962 Fr. C. Durt took over.  He directed his attention to the establishment of a solid youth group.  The custom of sports for children on Christian's day dates from this time.  He felt the acute need of building a Church, as the existing one proved too small.  On 19 Jan. 1965 the first stone of the bungalow-cum-Church was laid.  A unit of St. Vincent de Paul Society also was first started here in 1967.

The Assisi Brothers of Bombay came in 1968 and for some years looked after Nirmala Middle School.  Then they started their own Assisi School.  A High School for girls was started in the presbytery hall in 1968.  The following year the Apostolic Carmel Sisters took it over.  Fr. H. De Jonghe completed the Church and it was blessed on May 19, 1973.

Priests  01.  Capuchin (ofm cap)
Vidya Sadan, Capuchin Training Institute, Samlong,
P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260872

Brothers  01.  Franciscan Missionary Brothers (cmsf)
Assisi Ashram, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260530
02.  The Marianists (sm)
Gyan Deep, Loadih, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260620

Sisters  01.  Apostolic Carmel (ac)
Carmel Convent Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260090
02.  Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa(csst)
St. Teresa's Convent, Loadih, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260307
03.  Daughters of St. Anne (dsa)
St. Anne's Generalate, Loadih, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260596, Fax: 260671
E-mail: dsaranchi@bitsmart.com
St. Anne's Novitiate, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260854
St. Joseph's Convent, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260705
04.  Samaritan Sisters (ss)
Samaritan Convent, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260624
05.  Clarissan Sisters (cmbs) Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260672

High Schools  01.  Assisi High School, Loadih, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260530
02.  St. Joseph's High School, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260705
03.  Carmel Girls' High School, Lowadih, P.O. Namkum-834 010, Ph: 260090
04.  Kishore Nagar High School, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.

Eng. M. School  01.  Carmel School, Lowadih, P.O. Namkum-834 010, Ph: 260090
02.  St. Francis School, Lowadih, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.

M. School  01.  Nirmala Boys' Middle School, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.
02.  St. Joseph's Girls Middle School, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.
03.  Kishore Nagar Middle School, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.

P. School  01.  Nirmala Boys Primary School, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.
02.  St. Joseph's Girls' Primary School, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.
03.  Kishore Nagar Primary School, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010.

Formation Houses  01.  Vidya Sadan, Capuchin Training Institute, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260872
02.  St. Anne's Novitiate, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260854
03.  Samaritan Convent, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260624
04.  Clarissan Sisters, Samlong, P.O. Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Ph: 260672
05.  Ashirwad/ATC, Namkum P.O. Ranchi-834 010.