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 PLATINUM JUBILEE 
May 25, 1927 - May 25, 2002

MONFORT BROTHERS OF ST. GABRIEL

Monfort Brothers of St. Gabriel were founded in France by St. Louis Marie de Montfort, the Brothers came to India in 1903.  After overcoming the normal initial difficulties, the congregation started spreading its roots in Tamilnadu and gradually spread to other States in the South first and then to the North.

The rothers in India today are engaged in general and vocational education of children, the handicapped, rural development programmes, village literacy etc.

The Brothers came to Chotanagpur (Archdiocese of Ranchi) in 1955 at the invitation of Archbishop Nicholas Kujur, S.J.  Candidate House in the Archdiocese at present.

Generalate    Fratelli di San Gabrielle, 12-840 Via Trionfale, 00135 Roma, Italia.  Phone: (0039)06-3035901,  Fax:  (0039)06-30359056,  E-mail:  sgcasa@pcn.net

Provincialate    Montfort Niwas, P.O. Kanke, Ranchi - 834 006, Phone:  (0651)455540, Phone & Fax: (0651)455607

Houses    01.  St. Joseph's School, Purulia Road, Ranchi - 834 006, Ph: 455854

02.  St. Aloysius' School, Purulia Road, Ranchi - 834 001, Ph: 304464, 306297,312601(R)

03.  St. John's High School, Nawatanr, P.O. Bishakhatanga, Ranchi - 835 301, Ph: 06531-811521

04.  Montfort Vidya Deep, Hathiagonda-Jigratoli, P.O. Ranchi University, Ranchi - 834 008. Ph: 231594