SHORT HISTORY: DIOCESE OF TURA
The first Catholic missionaries to reside at Tura were Frs. A Piannazzy and L. Rocca back in 1933. From then on a number of European missionaries followed by South Indian Missionaries worked tirelessly to spread the Gospel in Garo Hills. Pope Paul VI raised Tura into a diocese on 7th April 1973 and Bo. Orestes Marenggo was the Apostolic Administrator. Initially the diocese had only four parishes namely Tura, Damra, Baghmara & Dalu.
on 8 Feb. 1979 St. Pope John Paul II relieved Bp. Marengo of the office of Apostolic Administrator and appointed Rev. George Mamalasary of the diocesan clergy as the first bishop of Tura. After his retirement Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bp. Andrew R. Marak as the new bishop of Tura. as the diocese grew both in size and number of faithful in the 2020 Fr. Jose Chirackal was appointed as Auxiliary bishop of Tura.
The growth of the Diocese of Tura in the last 50 years has been a great miracle with 47 parishes and more than three lakhs and fourty thousand faithful.
So let's praise and thank God for this great blessing forever and evermore.
Written and composed
Fr. Jimberth Marak, Fr. Lyndoh Sangma, Pa. Beston Momin.
Vocals
Fr. Jimberth Marak, Mr. James Marak, Miss, Amy Balga Sangma, Miss. Singwil Momin.
Cinematography
Mr. Roni D. Sangma
Music, Mix & Mastering
Mr. Kangkan Rabha ( Pitchcave studio)
Subtitle Written
Raj M. Marak
Lyrics
1973 bilsin salrango
A'bachengjok Tura diocese-ko
Danang Bp. Marengo Tezpuroni re'bae
Nirikchengjok an'ching diocese-ko
Parish dam 4 mang'mang dongachim ua salrango
Tura, Damra, Baghmara 'ro Dalu
Bishoprangni bimchipe krenge kam ka'anichi
Ong'jok parishrang dam 47
Ong'jok Golden jubilee
Tura diocese ong'ani
Katchatokbo pilak ripengrang
Achik a'songna ka'sae Isolni pattianina
Miteltokbo chasongoni chasongna.
Bebera'giparangba lakh 3-nan batpiljok
Mondolide silroromanchaengjok
Bp. Mamalasery, Bp. Andew, Bp. C J Jose
Fathers, sisters, plakan krengbebejok
Daode nitaktaigen pilakchinin an'ching diocese-ko
Name manchaan dingtanganirangko
Rasong mikkim gnangsa bilsi 50 gapjok
Jubilee-koba manina krajok.
Sakantinan ia Golden Jubilee katchaani aro ka'srokaniko ra'bachina.
PILAKAN JISUNA RASONG