12. St. Antony’s Convent, Ponnampet

 

Sr M Tressy BS
Superior
2018- 21

 

 

 

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Sr M Tina B S
Superior

Members of the Community

Convent building

BLA Members- Ponnampet

Ponnampet is a beautiful village with sweet scented coffee estates and cascading waterfalls in South Kodagu District. Most Rev. Mathias Fernandez, the Bishop of Mysuru invited the Bethany Sisters to Ponnampet to impart education to the children of the locality.  Mother Gemma, the Superior General, Mother Macrina, the former Superior General and Sr Verena, the Procurator General, accompanied the pioneers, Sr Eliza, Sr Clita, Sr Prabha, Sr Elize D’Souza and Sr Jessy Leena to Ponnampet on 21st May 1979.  The school started functioning from 22nd May 1979.  Most Rev. Mathias Fernandes blessed and laid the foundation stone for the convent building on 30th August 1979.  Sr Prabha was the Headmistress. The Convent building was blessed and inaugurated on 28th January 1981 by Most Rev. Mathias Fernandes. Mother Sylvine, the Superior General, Sr. Ann Teresa and Sr Noreen, her Councillors graced the occasion. The construction of the new convent building was blessed by Bishop Rt. Rev. Thomas Vazhapilly and inaugurated by Sr Lilitta, the Provincial Superior on 27th August 2015. At present Sr Tina is the superior, Sr Melvina, Sr Gratina, Sr Marie Amy, Sr Arogya Fernandes and Sr Bhakthi Prabha are the members. 

Year of establishment: 01.06.1979