F R A N S A L I A N S

A Brief History of the Parish

 

St. Clare’s Parish, Elsie’s River falls in the Archdiocese of Cape Town and is adjacent to the Holy Trinity parish, Matroosfontain. The new parish of St. Clare’s, Elsie’s River was blessed and opened in 1981. It was manned by Capuchins and diocesan priests till August 2011and then, the Archbishop of Cape Town, Most Rev. Stephen Bristlin , handed it over to the care of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales. Fr. Job Kaleekaparambil was appointed parish priest there and he took over on 29th August 2011. After the arrival of Fr. Job a new vitality has come into the parish.