Cellitinnen Augustinian Sisters

Details of Convents, Organisations & Activities

1. Augustine Nivas, Bangalore

It is situated at Madiwala. We come under St. Antony’s latin Parish, Bangalore Archdiocese. It was blessed on 28.08.1978. When the first region was errected in India on 19th Novemebr it was the regionl house It is our provincial house. We have a senior citizens home, a day care centre for Kids and a girls hostel.

2. St. Augustine Convent, Kumily

St. Augustine Convent, Kumily was the congregation’s first convent in India blessed on 03. 12. 1967. The decision to open Congregation’s mission to India and thus extend its roots to another country was made in the General chapter during the term of Mutter M. Larga. It was God’s providence that the Archbishop of Chaganacherry, Mar Mathew Kavukattu came to our hospital for treatment through Rev. Fr. Thomas Asariparambil who was pursuing his doctoral studies in Germany. The Archbishop entrusted Rev. Fr. Sebastian Njaliyath, the procurator of the diocese, to buy the land for the congregation.

The pioneers of the Indian mission were: Sr. Barbara, Sr. Sigmunda, Sr. Domitilla (German sisters) arrived India on 19th April, 1967 and two Indian sisters: Sr. M. Rudolfa Pulickal and Sr. M. Lucida Thadathanayil who joined them on 19th November 1967. The German sisters went back between the months of October and December in 1968.

As the German sisters went back Sr. Pricilla and Sr. Mary from the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross helped the young sisters to run the house at Kumily. The Medical Mission Sisters took the responsibility to run the hospital for 3 years (May 1969- 72 October) as the sisters went to study Nursing and midwifery in St. Marthas, Bangalore. Kuttappanparambu was bought in 1969.

It was in 1985 on a Good Friday, our parishners cut a road across our land destroying trees and cultivation. This road could not be approved since it was separating the convent land into two sections on both side of the road. The congregation finally settled the matter by giving a 6 feet road till the end of its boundary to Kurishumala.

3. Sendhwa mission

In 1971, Rev. Francis Simons the Late Bishop of Indore, from Netherland contacted Cardinal Höffner of Köln for sisters of his diocese to start a mission at Sendhwa, M.P. The cardinal contacted Mutter Cleta Höschen, the superior General of the congregation. He spoke to her about the proposal since he knew that our congregation had become a missionary congregation with a new mission started in Kumily, Kerala, India. She was happy about the proposal and expressed her willingness to accept the offer. She contacted Fr. Henry Wichelmann SVD who was spending his holidays in Germany with the help of Bp. Simons. She sent four Indian sisters: Sr. Celine, Sr. Prema, Sr. Emily and Sr. Agnella (left the congregation) with him to India by ship to start the new mission at Sendhwa on 14th January 1972.
As the sisters came out from the Ship they were welcomed by Fr. Hagenmeier SVD, Fr. Molony SVD, Sr. Kaethy (a lay missionary of Switzerland), Sr. Gema from Dhani (a sister of the congregation of the Poor handmaid) and Fr. Abraham Viruthakulangara who was the Assistant Parish Priest of Sendhwa.
The inexperienced young sisters were helped by many good people like: Bro. Thottan SVD and Fr. Berly Pallan in accounts, and FC filing; Fr. Hagenmeiyer in Bombay, Sr. Willibrord SSpS at Bombay Holy Spirit Hospital, Sr. Carmelan the Superior of Holy Spirit Convent at Indore; and Fr. Abraham Viruthakulangara, Fr. Joe Vas SVD, Bro. Frances Beck SVD at Sendhwa.

Elizabeth Sadan, Sendhwa
It was a mission started on 24.02.1972 with an invitation given to the congregation by Bp. George Anathil, SVD, the bishop of Indore in Indore Diocese. The convent and the Karuna hospital were constructed by the diocese. The land also belongs to the diocese.

4. Nirmala boarding, Sendhwa

It was a new beginning for Augustinians and their future mission in M.P, as sisters came to Nirmala Boarding, Sendhwa on 18th February, 1972 and joined the group of Lay missionaries: Sr. Kaethy, Sr. Ursula and Sr. Hildegard from Switzerland. There were 45 small girls and 3 Teachers in the boarding with them. The rooms were used as classrooms during the day and bed rooms in the night. There were also staffs: Driver; cooks for sisters and children; night watchman and a gardener. Bro. Frances Beck SVD who was in Sendhwa looked after the boarding boys and had a Carpentry School.
In November 1973, Sr. Kaethi and community entrusted the Nirmala Boarding with 60 girls to the Augustinian sisters and left to Chicklya Village. The school was only up to 3rd standard when we took over boarding and the present School Building was constructed in 1973. Bishop of Indore gave the management of the Nirmala boarding and School officially to the Augustinian Sisters in 1976.
In 2003 the Nirmala boarding and Nirmala school were taken over by the diocese. We only render our service both in the boarding as well as in the school.

5. Pushpa Nivas, Pendarnia

It is a convent purely engaged in village and pastoral ministry inaugurtated on 02.07.1979. It comes undeer Khandwa diocese. The land belongs to the diocese. The means of living is the land lies at Kirmala some 4 kms away and one of our sisters teaching in the diocesan school in this village.

6. St. Joseph’s Convent, Anavilasm

This convent is at Anavilasm comes under Kanjirapally Diocese, was inaugurated on 01.06.1980. We started the convent with a dispensary and a nursery school. The dispensary was a branch hospital for St. Augustine Hospital, Kumily. Later when the Government rule came to close down all dispensaries with out doctors and Laboratory we closed it down. The old dispensary is the home for children of prison ministry. We have 20 girls staying with us and visits school.

7. Augustine Bhavan, Amaravathi

The pioneer of our Andhra mission is Sr. Domitilla Büdenbender. Some land was donated to the congregation by the diocese. The congregation started its mission in Amaravathy, under Guntur Diocese on 18.12.1980. We began with a school and a dispensary. Later when the sisters felt a greater need would be girls education we closed down the dispensary and instead started boarding. In 2010 the school was upgraded to a higher secondary school. The sisters are greatly involved in pastoral ministry of the Palloty parish. It has a boarding as well as a hostel for girls. Our aspirants do their Plus 2 in this school.

8. St. Augustine Convent, Adackathode

This convent at Adackathode started on 10.02.1983 was aimed at spreading our mission to the Malabar as well as to promote vocations from this area. We have a dispensary and a nursery school with some land. One of our sisters is teaching in the management school of Manathvady diocese. The sisters are involved greatly in pastoral ministry of the parish.

9. Augustine Sadan, Pedappadu

This is the second convent in A.P began on 29.12.1989 at a village called Pedappadu in Eluru Diocese. The land was donated to the congregation by the Elur Diocese. Initially we had a well functioning dispensary which was visited by villagers. Later as teh hosptuial came just infront of teh convet we closed down our dispensary. It has a school till 10th standard alittle away from the convent. I t has a boarding for girls and a hostel for boys. Sisters are involved in teh parish activities.

10. Keerthi Nivas, Pansemal

It is a convent at Pansemal, Khandwa Diocese started on 06.12.1990. The need for health care for the villagers brought us in this village. Hence we had a well furnished dispensary functioning in the ground floor of the convent. Later as the rules became stricter with dispensaries without doctors we closed the dispensary. From the starting sisters were engaged in village and pastoral ministry. Later in 2009 St. Augustine E. M. School a school was built. It has also another ministry done for the disabled children.

11. Mahilavidyashram Vihar, Khandwa (Closed)

We had taken it up from Sr. Kheti and our presence was there from 01.10.1992 till 2014 April. We stopped this mission due to lack of sisters to run our own ministries.

12. St. Augustine Convent, Punasa

This was another venture to open a school for a company at Narmada Nagar where the Narmada Power Project of M.P. is situated. It comes under Khandwa Diocese on 14.07.1993. Bp. Abraham Viruthakulangara invited us and we began our primary school in a store house of the company. We pay rent for the rooms. It is still appreciated highly by the people for quality education given by sisters.
Later we built our own school on our land at Punasa with state syllabus. It is a school till 10th standard with CBSE syllabus followed from 2013. The catholic population of the area is very less. However the sisters visit the catholic villages regularly with the parish priest.

13. St. Augustine Convent, Gurubasha

Gurubasha mission was another venture to spread the charism of the congregation to North East started on 25.04.1997. We were invited by Arch Bp. Thomas Meanmparambil SDB under Guwahati diocese. We were invited to the place for touring and pastoral ministry. The land belongs to the diocese. We have a dispensary and DOT program is run from our dispensary by a staff appointed by the government. Two sisters are appointed in this village for touring mistery. We have a boarding for girls and our sisters manage the running of the diocesean school of the Parish. At presnet this convent falls under Bongaigaon Diocese

14. St. Augustine Convent, Chappaguri

Chapaguri Convent was the second convent in Assam. The Guwahati diocese invited us to this place to run a hospital offering land as well as a hosptial constructed. This mission was started on 26.11.1999. As the diocese was bifurcated Chappguri convent came under the Bongaigaon diocese. In 2006 a piece of land was bought adjacent to the convent land and the congregation built St. Augustine’s Nursing School and doctors quarters in it. The hospital enjoys a good name and is the process of growth.

15. St. Augustine Convent, Kuttimoola

The convent at Kuttimoola, in Mananthavady diocese began on 22.05.2002. It was initially a convent only with pastoral ministry. At present we have a small nursery school.

16. St. Augustine Convent, Anjar

It is a collaborated work with the CMI fathers of the Rajkot Diocese in Gujarat began on 27.05.2002. This convent was opened at the request of the diocese to provide staffs to take care of the AIDS patients in their Philip’s AIDS Care Centre at Hamirpar, Anjar. They have built a convent for the sisters adjacent to it. It was also a response to the signs of the time given by the congregation when the nation was rocked with increasing number of AIDS patients at a time when they were ignored and neglected due to fear.

17. Karunalaya, Karavaloor

Our convent at Karavaloor, under Changanacherry diocese in Punalur was established on 06.04.2003. It is a convent where we take care of the girl children of Prisoners. Besides we are engaged in pastoral ministries of the parish. The means of income is the land. The catholic presence in this village is very small.

18. Amala Hostel, Koovapally (Closed)

An invitation was given to the congregation by the diocese of Kanjirapally to run the hostel of their Amala Engineering College at Koovapally. We served the diocese in this station from 30.07.2003 till 2012. Due to Ill health of the warden sister we withdrew our service from this mission.

19. St. Augustine Convent, Perinkari

This is a convent we have opened at Perinkari, in Thalaserry Archdiocese, on 26.06.2004. The sisters are engaged in pastoral ministry and run a small nursery school.

20. St. Augustine Convent, Aduvasserry

It is a convent opened on 22.09.2004 at a village called Aduvasserry in Ernakulam Archdiocese. It is near to Nedumbassery international airport. Our ministry in this village is prison ministry for boys. We belong to Kunnankara parish although we attend daily mass in the religious house of the SVDs who are our neighbours. Sisters are also involved in parish activities.

21. St. Augustine Girls Hostel, Anakkara

We were invited to Anakkara village to run a hostel by Montfort brothers who have a highly prestigious school. It also comes under Kanjirapally Diocese. We began our ministry here on 14.10.2004.

22. St. Augustine Convent, Suklia

We opend a convent at Suklia, under Indore diocese on 23.04.2006. This is the only convent we have in Indore diocese as well as outside Khandwa diocese. At present Suklia convent is the regional house of the Monica region. It also has a small day care centre for kids.

23. Niveditha, Carmelaram

Nivedita, our novitiate house at Carmelaram was opened on 13.04.2008. Carmalaram comes under Bangalore Archdiocese. Our first novitiate house was in Augustine Nivas from 1980. Later Nivedita was built in augustine Nivas campus in 2000 as a seperate building with a beutiful chapel in it. When many novitiate houses shifted from the city and moved to village we too shifted it to Carmelaram and got settled around Claritians. The Old Nivedita is converted to be part of the senior Citizens home.

24. St. Augustine Convent, Dupdhara

Dupdhara convent in Assam is the only convent we have in Guwahati Diocese was established on 08.06.2008. The catholic population of the area is very less. We came to this place as a response to the invitation given to the congregation by Franciscan fathers (OFM. Cap) who run a High school. We have a hostel and a play school.

25. SVD mission, Palda (Closed)

We were working for street children as well as involved with with SVD’s in their social work office at Palda in Indore diocese. Later we decided to withdraw our sisters due to lack of personnel to run our own ministries in 2008.

26. Maria Nivas, Chikanagmangla

Maria Nivas is a convent comes in the vicinity of Electronics city near Hoskur at Anekal tq. It comes under Bangalore archdiocese. For many years we have established ourselves in this place but we were not able to start any mission due to lack of access road to the convent. Since 02.05.2009 we have blessed the house we have our aspirants staying in this house. In 2014, we have also opend this house for the destitute elderly women.

27. Jeevodaya, Sendhwa

Jeevodaya was established in Sendhwa in 1990 with a view to give misison exposure to formess during their foramtion. Iinitially this was a house meant for postulants. It comes under Khandwa Diocese. Later in 2004 we constructed a school of State syllabus and Jeevodaya was established as an independent convent. Part of Jeevodaya was converted as hostel for girls. Later in 2009 it was registrerd as a CBSE school and first batch of plus 2 students were admitted in 2012. The Old Jeevodaya is changed into a big hostel which has accomodation for more than 400 adivasi students from different villages studying in our school.

28. Augustine Aramam, Paippad

This convent at Paippad, is opened in 2010 under Changanacherry Diocese. It is built on a piece of land donated to us by Mr. VC. Mathew and his family. We have constructed a Senior Citizens Home on his land as per his wish. Besides we have also bought some land adjacent to it. Sisters are working there in the home as well as involved in parish activities.

29. St. Augustine convent, Jhorabahal, Rourkela.

30. Convent der Augustinerinnen- Spich, Germany

The congregation of the cellitinnen sisters of severinstrasse, KÖLN known in India as Augustinian sisters was founded in Germany in 1838

31. Convent St. Anna –Lindenthal , Germany

32. Convent der Augustinerinnen, Dürren, Germany

33. Social Apostolate: Sendhwa

We have a good network of Social activities done by Our Sisters in different part of India. Sr. Julia received teh award for best social worker. Sr. Julia organizes various programms in the Village like Women empowerment programs, Youth Program, planting fruit trees in the villages. She give more care for adivasis.... etc.