OUR FRIARIES & ASHRAMS

"And after the Lord gave me some brothers, no one showed me what I had to do.”
— St. Francis of Assisi, Testament

OUR FRIARIES

HOUSES OF PRAYER AND SERVICE

Communities across India and beyond, rooted in the Franciscan charism of poverty, prayer, and service.

Blessed is the servant who loves and respects his brother, near or far

The Province maintains houses in the Archdiocese of Ranchi and in the dioceses of Khunti, Simdega, Rourkela, Jalpaiguri, Bagdogra, Gumla, Purnea, and Bongaigaon.

ARCHDIOCESE OF RANCHI

Franciscan Ashram (Provincial Residence)

Franciscan Ashram (Provincial Residence)

P.O. Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi – 834002, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1978

Franciscan Training Institute

Franciscan Training Institute

Purulia Road (Dr. Camil Bulcke Path), P. Box No. 123, Ranchi – 834001, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1954

Franciscan Ashram Banhora

Franciscan Ashram Banhora

P.O. Hehel, Ranchi – 834005, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1988

Franciscan Ashram

Franciscan Ashram

P.O. Getalsud (Via – Tatisilwai), Ranchi – 835101, JHARKHAND. Estd. 2002

DIOCESE OF KHUNTI

St. Anthony’s Monastery

St. Anthony’s Monastery

P.O. Dorma (Via – Torpa), Khunti – 835227, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1970

Franciscan Ashram Gaurbera

Franciscan Ashram Gaurbera

P.O. Bhamini (Via - Muruhu), Khunti – 835216, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1986

Assisi Bhavan

Assisi Bhavan

P.O. Dorma (Via – Torpa), Khunti – 835227, JHARKHAND. Estd. 2006

Vinay Bhavan

Vinay Bhavan

P.O. Bichna, Khunti - 835210, Jharkhand. Estd. 2009

DIOCESE OF SIMDEGA

Franciscan Ashram Bhukumunda

Franciscan Ashram Bhukumunda

P.O. Targa, Simdega – 835226, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1987

St. Joseph’s Church Kuruskela

St. Joseph’s Church Kuruskela

Simdega - 835228, JHARKHAND. Estd. 2012

Catholic Church Behrinbasa

Catholic Church Behrinbasa

P.O. Behrinbasa, Simdega – 835226, JHARKHAND. Estd. 2013

DIOCESE OF GUMLA

Franciscan Ashram Murumkela

Franciscan Ashram Murumkela

P.O. Kansir (Via – Chainpur), Gumla – 835206, JHARKHAND. Estd. 1998

DIOCESE OF PURNEA

Franciscan Ashram Thakurganj

Franciscan Ashram Thakurganj

P.O. Thakurganj, Kishanganj – 855116, BIHAR. Estd. 1996

DIOCESE OF BAGDOGRA

Franciscan Ashram Adhikari

Franciscan Ashram Adhikari

P.O. Adhikari (Via – Khoribari), Darjeeling – 734427, WEST BENGAL . Estd. 1982.

DIOCESE OF JALPAIGURI

Franciscan Ashram Hasimara

Franciscan Ashram Hasimara

P.O. Hasimara, Jalpaiguri – 735215, WEST BENGAL . Estd. 1984

Franciscan Ashram Chel-Line, Sylee

Franciscan Ashram Chel-Line, Sylee

P.O. Mal, Jalpaiguri - 735221, WEST BENGAL . Estd. 2018

DIOCESE OF ROURKELA

Franciscan Ashram (St. Francis Xavier Church) Deorapara

Franciscan Ashram (St. Francis Xavier Church) Deorapara

P.O. Lohondabud, Sundergarh – 700022, ODISHA. Estd. 2003

Sneh Bhavan Jamunadipa

Sneh Bhavan Jamunadipa

P.O. Kuarmunda, Rourkela, ODISHA-770039. Estd. 2014

DIOCESE OF BONGAIGAON

Franciscan Ashram Kashiabari

Franciscan Ashram Kashiabari

Village Sindrijhora, P.O. Kashiabari Kokrajhar, ASSAM - 783360. Estd. 2025

OUTSIDE INDIA

Pater Nicholas Tudu, TOR

Pater Nicholas Tudu, TOR

Pfarrei Mariä Himmelfahrt, Schulstr.1, 84051 Essenbach

Pater Daison Thaikkattil, TOR

Pater Daison Thaikkattil, TOR

Kirch Strasse 3a, 79793 Wutoeschingen, Germany

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