Congregation of Mission (C.M.)
The Congregation of the Mission is an institue of consecrated life and societies of Apostolic life. It was formally established on April 17, 1625 in Paris. According to St Vincent De Paul the orign of the Congregation of the Mission was on January 25, 1617 at his ministry in Fllenille. The Papal approbation was given to it on January 12, 1633 by Pope Urban VII, in the Bull “Soluatrosis Nostri” .It is a clerical society of apostlic life. The object of apostolic life/ society determines that each member, beside developing himself to his own perfection, shall be employed in preaching the Gospel to the poor.

The Spanish Vincentian Fathers came to India in 1922and took charge of Cuttack Mission in 1923, still depending on the Bishop of Visakhapattnam. In 1928, Cuttack Mission was declared “Sui Juris” under the Vincentian fathers. In 1937, when Cuttack Diocese was created it was entrusted to the Vincentians.

It was elevated as province in the year 1970. In 1997, the Indian Province was divided into Southern Indian province and Northern Indian province. Presently very Rev. Fr. Varghese Thottamkara C.M. is the visitor of the Southern Indian province. According to the latest statistics avaliable there are 78 members and 11 canonically erected houses for the Nothern Indian province. The Conferrers of Northern Indian provinces render their service in the Diocese.

Superior General:
Fr. Gregory Gay.

Address:
CASA GENERALIZIA
Via Dei Capasso, 30
00164 Roma.

Provincial
Very Rev. Fr. Mathew Kallammackal C.M.,

Address
Vijay Bhavan, Berhampur, Ganjam (Dt.)
Pin - 760010
Phone : 0680 -2291086, 09437061086
Members in the Diocese : 08

Houses in the Diocese

1. Catholic Church
   Post- Hatigarh - 756033
   Dist - Balasore.

2. Jyothi Nivas Minor Seminary
   Post- Baripada - 757001
   Dist - Mayurbhanj

3. Marshal Dahar
   Ghatiduba
   Post- Sorishopal
   Via - Kusumbandh
   Dist - Mayurbhanj

4. C.M. House.
   Dhobadihi
   Post- Khari Joshipur
   Dist - Mayurbhanj

Society of Jesus (S.J)
The Society of Jesus had its beginning in a most unexpected way. During his student days St Ignatius of Loyola had gathered around him a band of young men whom he fired with the zeal to go and spend their lives in the land of Jesus. On 15 August 1534 they bound themselves with vows of poverty and chastity in a chapel at Montmartre, (out side Paris). They also added a third vow and that was to go to Jerusalam and spend their lives there. They however added that if within a year they would not sail to Jerusalem they would offer themselves to the pope to go wherever he would send them. No boats set sail for Jerusalm that year and Ignatius and his friends went to Rome and placed themselve at the service of the Pope. The Holy Father, Pope Paul III, accepted their offer and on 27 September 1540 approved the Society of Jesus. Today Jesuits serve in every continent. They serve in 126 countries and have 105 provinces.

Although they are best known for their work in the field of education, Jesuits are engaged in multifarious activities - pastoral, social, media, retreats, refugee services. The members of the society work in 18 different provinces and 2 Regions in India. The confaires of Jamshedpur province began their work in Balasore Diocese since 1993.

Superior General:
Very. Rev. Fr. P. Kolvenbach S.J.

Generalate:
Norgo S Spirito 4, c 6139, 1-00195
Rome - Prati, Italy

Provincial:
Rev. Fr. James A. Kalapura S.J.

Provinciatate:
Layola Hall, P.B. 153, Jamshedpur - 831001
Jharkhand.

Jesuits working in the Diocese - 4
Priests - 3
Scholasic - 1

1. Depthi Bhavan Minor Seminary
   Banaparia, Kuruda- P.O.
   Balasore - 756056
   Phone : 06782 -290738

2. Sarana Catholic Church
   Rugudisai,
   Post- Tarmakant
   Dist - Keonjhar
   Pin - 758018

3. Loyola School
   At/po-Sankhabhanga
   Via - Laxiposi, Baripada
   Dist - Mayurbhanj - 757107
   Phone : 0993735348