Fatima F.C. Convent Shahjahanpur{ Bareilly Diocese}
The place Shahjahanpur has a historical background. It is believed that this district was given to Shahjahan at “the Mughal emperor “as the dowry of one of his wives. Fatima F.C. Convent is located in the cantt area and the Church that we use as the Parish Church-St. Raphael church bears several plaques bearing the name of the Christian Military Officers killed during the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. Shahjahanpur was a part of the Arch Diocese of Agra and in 1940 it became part of the Diocese of Lucknow. Accordingly, six sisters came to Shahjahanpur on 20th Jan 1974 to be on the staff of St. Paul Parish school. Besides teaching, sisters were doing Sacristan work in the parish, teaching Catechism, prayer meetings, in charge of youth etc. The Diocese has given us the old prayer hall in the cantonment area where we have started free education for children from Lepers colony. We completed 38 years of service in this area and we are grateful to God for all the blessings specially to make known Jesus in this non-Christian land.
