The Hidden Pillars of Our Parish

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Did you know that 23 Religious Congregations call our parish home?

Quietly and powerfully, these dedicated communities of Sisters and Brothers serve in education, healthcare, social outreach, prayer ministry, and pastoral care—right here in Bandra.

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From the hospices of Mount Mary Road to the schools on Hill Road, from music and liturgical art to care for the terminally ill, these religious institutions are the living heart of faith in action.

Come explore their inspiring charisms, missions, and the tireless work they do to bring Christ to the people of Mumbai.

 

Congregation of the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception 

• Known as Mount Mary Convent & Provincial House at Mount Mary Road. It was founded in - Portugal, Lisbon on 3rd May, 1871

• Charism: - Hospitality in joy and simplicity and some of their apostolic works are:

  • Sheltering orphans in orphanages and boarding homes

  • Providing care for children with special needs

  • Educating the young through schools and other initiatives

  • Working with migrants and transgender communities

• Contact – 7506319141

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Aloysious Convent located on Mount Mary Road. They belong to the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St.Aloysius Gonzaga founded in Italy on 15th  Oct 1815. Their Charism is Instructing and educating the girls for life and family. They run a hostel for working girls known as "Fatima Hostel." They can be contacted on 9930691921.

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Sisters of the Holy Cross Menzingen - known as Shanti Avedna on Mount Mary Road. They are India’s first hospice, an institution that takes care of the advanced and terminally ill cancer patients. Founded in – Menzingen, Switzerland on 16th October 1844, their Indian mission started in 1906. Contact no – 8104096399.

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Pious Disciples of the Divine Master – known as Prathnalaya & Clergy Home located at B.J. Road. Founded in Alba, Italy on 10th February 1924. They serve humanity primarily by their constant prayer before the Lord in the Eucharist. They are committed to providing nursing care to the sick and elderly priests of the diocese and to promoting Sacred Music and Liturgical Dance in order to create Piety and Beauty in the Liturgical celebrations of the Church. They serve society in providing health care to the sick, to educate dropout students and help them develop socially useful skills. They have expertise in providing church vestments for liturgical celebrations, and church furnishings to facilitate a prayerful and spiritual ambiance to the place of worship. Contact info: Liturgical Centre: Mobile No: 9167582757 / 8976217500.

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Apostolic Carmelities - Carmel Convent and Provincialate on Hill road. The Apostolic Carmel Congregation  was founded on July 16, 1868, in Bayonne, France.  Charism – God Alone Suffices. At the heart of the Apostolic Carmel is the spirit of Mary, Queen of Carmel, whose silent yet powerful presence, as in the early Church, inspires us to selfless service. We are called to efface ourselves in love so that the world may come to recognize that God Alone Suffices. 

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They run the school and the sisters played an active role in faith formation. They conducted Sunday School classes efficiently on the school premises and were deeply involved in various parish activities. Together with lay teachers, they prepared children for First Holy Communion, Confession, and Confirmation. Their contact no is 9076171688.

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Ursulines of Mary Immaculate (UMI) – known as Holy Family Hospital on Hill Road.  They are known for their enduring commitment to service and education since their founding in 1649 by Blessed Brigida Morello in Piacenza, Italy.

Holy Family Hospital, located in Bandra, Mumbai, is a 268-bed multi-specialty medical institution renowned for its comprehensive healthcare services.  Established in 1942 by the Medical Mission Sisters, the hospital has evolved into a center of medical excellence, administered by The Bandra Holy Family Hospital Society, a non-profit charitable trust.

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Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians – Auxilium Convent

• known as Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco (FMA) (Auxilium Sisters)

• located at 84, St. Andrew's Road

• Founded on – 5th August 1872, in Mornese, Italy.

• Charism - Education of poor and abandoned girl

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Missionary Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSCJ).

Founded in Madrid, Spain, in the year 1942 through Mother Pilar Navarro. They are Religious and exclusively Missionary and are in all the Continents but there where Christ is not known and   among these the poorest of the poor, so they are not confined to Institutions but they reach out to the needs of the people they are sent to. Their Charism is Evangelization and our Vocation is universal. They can be contacted at “Monteville “, St. Leo Road, Bandra.

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The Missionary Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles - it's known by - SRA - “Congregatio Missionalis Sororum Reginae Apostolorum” (Latin).  It was canonically established on 1st July 1923 in Vienna.

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Charism - Centers on the compassionate love of God, especially for the poor and marginalized, through the proclamation of the Good News and identification with the people we serve, both through our lives and preaching. 

Sisters of St Ann of Providence (SSA) – (known as St Ann Convent) are a Roman Catholic congregation of religious sisters founded in 1834 in Turin, Italy, by Carlo Tancredi Falletti di Barolo and Juliette Colbert  dedicated to serving the poor and children, with their motto being "In Spe" (In Hope). The charism of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Ann is to "Spread the Light of Christ”. 

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Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod (SCC)

Society of Jesus (SJ) Retreat house

Society of Apostolic life

Society of the Missionaries St. Francis Xavier, Pilar (SFX)

Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount (Diocesan)

Diocesan Pastoral Centre (Diocesan)

Fatima Hostel for Women (OSL)

HFH: Navjeet Community Centre

Mother Teresa's Roses Welfare Center

Shanti Avedna Ashram (Lay: run by HCM)

St. Catherine of Sienna

St. Andrew’s

• Degree College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Diocesan)

• High School (Parish)

• Jr. College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Diocesan)

• Open School Center