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VICARS
YEARDATENAME
1595 Fr. Gaspar Farras
1853-1857Sep.04Fr. Gabriel Francisco da Silva
In 1857, the parish became 'aggregada' attached to Poinsur, and since Fr. Elias M. de
Souza was alone, he could not regularly go to Candolim (Kandivli) to say Mass.
YEARDATENAME
1859Sep.19Fr. Leo Meurin (later Archbishop of Bombay)
1860Jan. 04Fr. Bernardo Alexio Paes
1861Oct. 27Fr. Joao Antonio Almeida
1862Nov.01Fr. Joao Francisco Rodrigues until 1864
1865Apr.16Fr. Manoel Antonio Fonseca until Feb. 1868
1868Mar.01Fr. Joseph Antonio Fonseca until Jan.01, 1871
1871Jan.04Fr. Domingos Antonio Leao until Nov.10, 1872
1872Apr.24Pastoral visit of Bishop Leo Meurin, Vicar-Apostolic
 Nov.17Fr. Joseph Braz Maria de Souza until end of 1872
1873Jan.Fr. Joseph Ignacio de Silva until end of 1873
1874Jan.04Fr. Elias Maria de Souza administered a baptism
 Jan.24 - Jun.14Fr. Sebastiao de Penha
 Jun.21Fr. J. Nicolao de Oliveira until 1882 (but he was absent from
  Dec.25, 1878, until Jan.18, 1880. He was also the founder of our
  present school in 1880)
1878Dec.25Fr. Joseph Ignacio de Silva
1879Jan.26Fr. Joseph Antonio Fonseca
 Feb.23Fr. Henrique Antonio Carvalho of Poinsur administered a Baptism
  and another on Jun.22
 Mar.02Fr. Elias Maria de Souza till the end of 1879
1880Jan.18Fr. Nicolao de Oliveira until Sep.03, 1882
 May-06Fr. Elias Maria de Souza administered a baptism
1882May-07Visit of Bishop Leo Meurin, Vicar-Apostolic
 Sep.27Fr. Joseph Ignacio de Silva until No.02, 1890
1885Aug.16Fr. Elias Maria de Souza administered a baptism
1888 Pastoral visit of Georgius Porter S.J., Archbishop of Bombay
1890Nov.11Fr. Nicolao de Oliveira until his death on July 13, 1894
1894Aug.Fr. Elias Maria de Souza
 Dec.Fr. Joao Antonio de Mello until Apr. 1899
1899May-14Fr. Daniel F. Fernandes until Oct.15
1900Mar.04Fr. Joao Antonio d'Almeida until Nov.03, 1901
1902Jan.Fr. Joseph Braz Maria de Souza till end of 1903
1904Jan.Fr. Clement de Mello until Mar. 1905
1905Mar.12Fr. Joseph Soares until May 23, 1909
1909Jun.Fr. J. Clement M. de Mello until Aug. 1910
1910Oct.02Fr. John A. Gomes until 1929
1912May & Jun.Fr. Hermenegild Mendes
1913May-04Pastoral visit of Hermannus Jurgens, Archbishop of Bombay
1916Mar. & Apr.Fr. Justino D'Souza of Orlem was in charge
1930 - 1934 Fr. Thomas do Rosario Almeida
1942-1947 Fr. A.C. Sardinha
1947-1971 Fr. E.S. Monteiro
1971-1975 Fr. Peter Drego, Asst. Fr. Albert Borges and subsequently
  Fr. Joseph Castellino
1975-1982 Fr. Newman George Lobo, Asst. Fr. Joseph Castellino and
  subsequently Fr. Roque Gonsalves
1982-1989 Fr. Edward D'Souza, Asst. Fr. Roque Gonsalves and subsequently
  Fr. Gregory Pereira and then Fr. Andrew Mukadam
1989-1997 Fr. Peter Drego, Asst. Fr. Andrew Mukadam and subsequently
  Fr. T.O. Jacob and then Fr. Gonsalo Pereira
1997-2002 Fr. Albert Gonsalves, Asst. Fr. Gonsalo Pereira
2002-2008 Fr.Clarence Fonseca, Fr.Edward D'Souza, Asst.Fr.Francis Mendes
2008-2014 Fr. Gerald A Fernandes, Asst. Fr. Francis Mendes,Fr. Constancio Noronha
  and subsequently Fr.Byron Mendonca
2014-  Fr.Elias D'Cunha, Asst.Fr.Byron Mendonca
Sources :
1) Catholic Bombay - Her Priests & Their Training Part II : 1800-1928 by J. Humbert S.J., Catholic Press (Ranchi), Bihar, 1964.
2) Historical Records of our Parish.
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