Uguem Chapel to be Elevated to Parish Church on 20th October, 2026

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, will elevate the Uguem chapel to a parish church on October 20, 2026. The Archbishop will bless the new church during a Holy Mass scheduled for 10:00 AM.

The Uguem chapel previously functioned as an independent chapel under the Sanguem parish. The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman stated that the local Catholic community and their priests worked for twenty-five years to achieve this parish status.

The chapel was originally founded in 1828 by the Sociedade Patriotica dos Baldios das Novas Conquistas de Uguem. This society used revenue from lands provided by Portuguese administrators to promote the Christian faith in the region. The chapel is dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Piedade (Our Lady of Piety). Early missionary work in the area included Father Caetano Custodio do Rosario Barretto, Father Antonio Francis Xavier Alvares, and catechist Francisco Antonio Da Costa, who resided at the chapel in 1873.