Institutions - JMJ CONVENT- KATRA
JMJ CONVENT- KATRA
JMJ CONVENT, KATRA , MANDLA.DT M.P.
| Sl. No. | Details | Information |
| 1. | Name of the Convent | JMJ Convent, Katra |
| 2. | Date and year of Establishment | 08.03.1990 |
| 3. | Name of the Registered Society / Address | A Unit of Society of Jesus Mary Joseph,
Hyderabad. J M J Convent, Katra Hospital, Mandla – M P 481 661 |
| 4. | Mission of the Convent | Health Care Apostolate in collaboration with the Diocese of Jabalpur, M.P. |
| 5. | jmjconventkatra@gmail.com |
BRIEF HISTORY :1990 - 2019
The Congregation of Jesus Mary Joseph started its Apostolate in the Diocese of Jabalpur in the year 1990. One of our Aims was to co-operate with the local Church authority in serving the sick and the needy of the place. The Management of Katra Hospital is the sole responsibility of the JMJ Community at Katra. This hospital was founded in the year 1960 by Dr.Rev.Fr.Vanscandle a great visionary, a Norbertine Missionary from Dutch Province, Holland. We, the J M J Sisters were invited by Bishop Theophane Thannikunnel O.Praem then the Bishop of Jabalpur in the year 1990. The agreement between the Diocese and the JMJ congregation originally executed on 22nd day of January 1990 for 5 years and the last renewal was done in the year 2019. Through this collaborative pioneering venture was started with 5 sisters, (Srs.Bapitsta Varickayanickal, Theresa Bellamkonda, Francis of Assisi, Diviya Joseph and Vincy Edathiruthikaran) at present we are only 4 sisters taking care of the responsibility of the Hospital.
During the past 29 years, the following Sisters were the Superiors of the community at Katra and also the Administrators of the Hospital:-
Rev.Sr. Philip Neri Chellakudam
Rev.Sr. Fatima Pullagura
Rev.Sr. Rosilini Thachil
Rev.Sr. Sreelatha Siddamreddy
Rev.Sr. Philomena Kujur
Rev.Sr. Fatima Pullagura
With the changes that came about and the developments in the Hospital, a need was felt to start School of Nursing for GNM Course in the Hospital. It became a reality in the year 2011 with 30 students from our poor rural villages most of them being from SC, ST. Our JMJ Sisters played a key role in establishing the School of Nursing in its initial stages. As at now 5 batches of students completed their Nursing and joined the promising jobs in M.P and other States and 8th batch of students joined the institution. The Management is now preparing to change this GNM course to B.Sc. Nursing. We praise and thank God Almighty for guiding us and the staff of the hospital to serve the sick and the needy of the area and request everyone to support us to walk ahead with much confidence and trust in the Lord.
