History at a Glance
- Jesuits' Presence in Jashpur
- Jesuit's Arrival at Jashpur
- Brief History
Ginahar: Fr. Cyril Van Den Driessche, SJ, pitched his tent under a ‘Bar’(bayan) tree during the rainy season of 1912 and stayed on till the year 1914. He built a small hut in 1915 and entered in the newly built bungalow on 14 July 1917.
Gholeng: “The Knight of Khairkona” paid his first visit
Fr. De Gryse, SJ, Entered Jashpur on 2nd April 1905 from Kurdeg(Jharkhand) for the first time to meet Bhadur Bishun Prasad Sighdev, King of Jashpur estate at Jashpur Nagar in order to obtain permission to establish a Mission in the state.
Fr. P.Van der Linden, SJ “The Knight of Khairkona” paid his first visit
Our Brief History:
Chhotanagpur along with Jashpur and Gangpur was part of the West Bengal Jesuit Mission. In the course of time Fr. Constant Lievens, S.J. ‘the apostle of Chhotanagpur’ founded the Jesuit Mission in Chhotanagpur. Inspired by the zealous fruitful mission of Lievans many Jesuit missionaries spread all over and Jashpur-Surguja Jesuit mission was part of the great Chhotanagpur Tribal Mission.
