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History:
Fr.C.T. Sequeira, the parish priest of Milagres-Mangalore had visualized on 1977 a colony of 100 houses for low-income groups in the parish. The Milagres Housing Society, Mangalore was registered on December 19, 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 suburt. Mrs Josephine Mascarenhas of Sturrock Road, Mangalore donated 12½ acres of land at Permannur to the society. The construction of the houses on this plot started in 1983. The church, the presbytery, belfry and the cemetery were done during the time of Rev. Fr Denis Moras Prabhu as the parish priest of Milagres-Mangalore. The church and the presbytery were inaugurated on April 2, 1991. Since the gift was made in the name of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour the church was dedicated to her and the area was name Nithyadarnagar. It was erected into a parish on May 17, 1993 and Fr Alban D’Souza was the first parish priest.
The MHSM has helped in building 138 houses, the church with a presbytery, belfry, grotto and a Hall, and also the Nithyadar Primary School. Fr Alban started the Nithyadar English Medium Primary School. Fr Denis Suares has succeeded him and the school building is under construction. Fr Denis Suares is the second parish priest of Nithyadarnagar who was succeeded by Rev. Fr Francis Crasta.
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