OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR CHURCH
Nithyadar Nagar,
Permannur P.O. - 574 183
Mangalore Taluk, D.K. District
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Nithyadar nagar is situated at a distance of 11 kms from Mangalore city which is surrounded by Permannur, Ranipura and Panir Parishes.
In 1977, Fr C.T. Sequiera , then parish priest of Milagres-Mangalore had visualized a colony for 100 families of low-income groups in the parish.
The Milagres Housing Society, Mangalore was registered on 19thDecember 1978. On the occasion of the tri-centenary of the parish, the MHSM was looking for a suitable place to carry out its project of a self-contained suburb
Mrs Josephine Mascarenhas of Sturrock Road, Mangalore had donated 12½ acres of land to the Society at Permannur. The construction of the houses on this plot had been started in 1983.
The church, the presbytery, belfry and the cemetery were finished during the tenure of Rev. Fr Denis Moras Prabhu, the Parish Priest of Milagres-Mangalore. The church and the presbytery were inaugurated on 2 April 1991.
The area which was gifted to build the church was named as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and the area as Nithyadar Nagar. It was erected in to a parish on 17th May 1993 and Fr. Alban Dsouza was appointed as a first parish priest.
The MHSM had assisted in building 138 houses, helped the church with a presbytery, belfry, grotto, a hall, and also supported in constructing Nithyadar Primary School.
Fr Alban had started the Nithyadar English Medium, Pre Primary School-LKG on 4th June 1996 and followed by UKG in the coming year.
On 1st June 2000 Rev Fr. Denis Suvares had started Nithyadar English medium Primary school from 1stto 4thstandard. In 2003 the construction of new building started and it was inaugurated in October 2005.The same building for high school was extended and inaugurated on 18TH October 2007.
During the time of Fr. Francis Crasta (2008-2014), metal sheet Roofing of School building, compound boundary wall and Interlocks work was completed.The school was also provided with water cooler & sound box facilities
In the year 2015, Fr. Elias D’Souza installed solar system for the school. A separate Nursery school building construction was started on 26-3-2019 and the school building and new entrance gate was inaugurated on 12-12- 2019.
Under the guidance of Fr. Antony Lasrado, the construction of retaining wall of church was completed and inaugurated on October 2020.The renovation of the solar system and the school office was completed. On 20th April 2021, the renovation of cemetery has been started and the work is still in progress.
The various association and pious organization bear eloquent testimony to the sacrificing work carried out by the pastors under the able leadership of successive Diocesan Bishop.