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| Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar | |
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 Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar | |
  Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar Location in Karnataka | |
| 13°16′20″N 74°53′46″E / 13.2723°N 74.8960°E | |
| Location | Kanajar, Karkala Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Latin rite) |
| Website | lourdes |
| History | |
| Founded | 24 July 1938[1] |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Fr. William Antony Lewis[1] |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Karkala - St Philip Deanery |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi |
| Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore |
| District | Udupi District |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Peter Machado |
| Bishop(s) | Gerald I Lobo |
| Priest(s) | Harold Pereira |
Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes situated at Kanajar near Karkala, India. The church was built in 1938.[1] This church comes under Deanery of Karkala, Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
The parish has 395 families with a population of 1117 members.[2]