JISU SADAN, BURDWAN

History: Dhitpur is the cradle of Kalna Parish where Fr. Poncelet SJ set up a hut in 1958. Fr. Siluvai SJ who succeeded him shifted the residence to Kalna in 1963, a more central place in the territory of the parish, with good communication and educational facilities. At Dhitpur the MC Brothers completed the building started by Fr. Poncelet and built another building to house some handicapped boys. In 1994 they left due to shortage of personnel and DSA Sisters came in bringing with them a resident Chaplin who could also take care of the pastoral care of the Catholics of North Kalna Parish in Purbastoli and Katwa block. In 1996 the Third Orders Regular of St. Francis (TOR) Fathers were invited by Bishop Cyprian Monis. However, with the departure of TOR Fathers in September 1998 the Mission was in the care of Sacred Heart Church, Burdwan. The community hall was built and blessed in 2002 after the major floods in 2000.