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St. Joseph Vaz Church was established on 11th March 2018.

Foundation Stone Blessed and Laid by Most Rev Bernard Moras (Archbishop of Bangalore). Also, That Church follow Joseph Vaz. This Place (St. Joseph Vaz Church) is location in Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, India{{Cite web |title=St Joseph Vaz Church - Catholic Church · 1st Block, 2nd Stage, Naagarabhaavi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560091, India |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/St+Joseph+Vaz+Church+-+Catholic+Church/@12.9824364,77.5127963,21z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x3bae3dcdf4efcf9f:0xc93ffacc3fdfd21f!8m2!3d12.9823822!4d77.5127862!16s/g/11h07yj0jy?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQwMi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=St Joseph Vaz Church - Catholic Church · 1st Block, 2nd Stage, Naagarabhaavi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560091, India |language=en}}.

Inauguration & Blessing of St. Joseph Vaz Church by Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore.{{Cite web |last=BangaloreArchdiocese |date=2019-03-09 |title=Inauguration & Blessing of St. Joseph Vaz Church. |url=https://www.bangalorearchdiocese.org/post/inauguration-blessing-of-st-joseph-vaz-church |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=ArchdioceseOfBLR |language=en}} Some Members of Infant Jesus Welfare Church, Nagarbhavi, became members (or partly members) of St. Joseph Vaz Church.

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| membership = 300 (April 2025 - I) {{Efn| Church President claims there are 178 Families, but the WhatsApp Group of SJV Church has 250 Members, excluding Children who don't have their phones}}

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Parish Priest

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! colspan="3" |Tenure

1

|Fr. Arulappa Devaraj

|22 June 2019

|22 May 2022

|{{Ayd|22 june 2019|18 august 2022}}

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|Fr. Arockia Prabhakar

|22 May 2022

|Incumbent

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Fr. Devaraj was selected to become the Parish Priest of St. Joseph Vaz Church, Bangalore by Archbishop Peter Machado.

Fr. Prabhakar became Parish Priest and Fr. Devaraj went to the United States.{{Efn|It stated in}}

History of Church

St. Joseph Vaz Church was founded in Nagarbhavi, Bangalore on 11th of March 2018 by the Authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

Fr. Devaraj is considered to be the first priest of that church. Whether the First Christmas Carol was started in December 2019. There are 40-80 Families registered in that Church.

Church President Stannis Raja organized a medical camp outside St. Joseph Vaz Church and Pastoral Hall on April 2, 2023.

In March 2024, there are 178 Families of the St. Joseph Vaz Church {{Efn| According to President Stannis Raja}}.

Celebrations

The Members of SJV Church Bangalore celebrated Indian Independence Day on 15th August 2024{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6v2YGkSDq6E?si=LyGStc5nPWnhXR5Y |title=The 78th Indian Independence Day! Flag Hoisting! St. Joseph Vaz Church |language=en |access-date=2025-03-31 |via=www.youtube.com}}. Two of the Three Priests attended this Church, also, there are one hundred members in that Church, but the rest of the absent members were busy.

The Feast of St. Joseph Vaz Church is on 19th Jan in every year, which is issued by the Zonal Leaders of SJV Church. Where Zonal leaders made more ideas about this feast. 300-400 Catholics attended this annual feast {{Efn| Possibly 300-500 Catholics because of Infant Jesus Church, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru}}.

Zonal Leadership

SJV Zones were formed on 25th August 2024.

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St. Antony

|Stannis Raja

|Thomas PE

|Abraham

|40

St. Thomas

|Avina Lyod

|Biji

|Philomin

|30

St. Luke

|Francis Xavier

| -

|Thomas Joseph

|30

St. Joseph

|Gladson

| -

|Misquith

|26

St. Matthew

|Antony Arul

|Kyanet Dias

|Avil Dsouza

|24

St. Francis Xavier

|Joseph

| -

|Victor George

|22

St. Paul

|Felix

| -

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|16

St. Peter

|Anthony Rajan

| -

| -

|16

St. Antony Zone has more members than the zones of SJV. Whether Zonal Leaders attended Meetings in St. Joseph Vaz Church on some days per month {{Efn| Fr. Prabhakar held meetings on some dates per month}}.

See also

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