ST. FRANCIS XAVIER’S CHURCH, ANDAL

History: St. Philomena's Church was built in 1938 by Fr. Drugman. St. Philomena’s School was started in 1947 for Hindi speaking children. The responsibility to look after the spiritual needs of the sub-station was with the pastors of Sacred Heart Church, Asansol. A grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Francis Xavier’s Nursery were built in 1998 by Fr. Lawrence Pinto with the help of Berg Parish, Austria. In April 1999 it was made a quasi- Parish. On Dec. 3, 1998 the Titular of the Church was changed to St. Francis Xavier’s Church. In December 2004 it was erected into a parish with Fr. Van as the first PP.