Pastoral Leadership
Pastoral Team & Clergy
Under the pastoral and missionary care of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) since 1987.
In Loving Memory & Tribute
Fr. Frederick Sopena, SJ
OUR FOUNDING FATHER • 1987
A visionary Jesuit missionary who walked the streets of Andheri East, gathered the scattered Catholic families, and laid the spiritual and community foundation of Sacred Heart Church on June 21, 1987.
Pastoral Care
Current Pastoral Team
Dedicated shepherds serving our parish family (Click any profile to view bio & details)
Fr. John Mascarenhas, SVD
Parish Priest
Tenure: 2023 – Present
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Fr. Thomas Malipurathu, SVD
Co-Pastor / Assistant Parish Priest
Tenure: 2026 – Present
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Fr. George Mepurath, SVD
Co-Pastor / Assistant Parish Priest
Tenure: 2024 – Present
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Fr. Abraham Vincent Dsouza, SVD
Co-Pastor / Assistant Parish Priest
Tenure: 2026 – Present
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Fr. P. David, SVD
Co-Pastor / Assistant Parish Priest
Tenure: 2026 – Present
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Legacy & Gratitude
Priests Who Served Our Parish (1987 – Present)
53 Priests
Fr. Joseph Kalanchira, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1987 – 1988
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Fr. Augustine Rodrigues, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1987 – 1988
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Fr. Joe Valles, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1988 – 1989
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Fr. Aloysius D'Souza, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1988 – 1991
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Fr. Philip Koran, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1989 – 1991
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Fr. Joseph Lopez, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1987 – 1993
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Fr. Stany Lobo, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1992 – 1993
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Fr. Walter Mendonca, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1991 – 1993
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Fr. Anthony Furtado, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1993 – 1996
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Fr. M. Jeyaseelan, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1991 – 1996
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Fr. Caetano D'Costa, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1996 – 1996
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Fr. Innocent Fernandes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1991 – 1996
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Fr. John Mascarenhas, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1996 – 2000
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Fr. Tony Menezes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2001 – 2001
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Fr. Walter Mendonca, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1997 – 2002
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Fr. Salvadore Serrao, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 1997 – 2002
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Fr. Gregory Arockiam, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2000 – 2002
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Fr. Ronald D'Silva, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2002 – 2004
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Fr. James Arul, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2002 – 2004
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Fr. Innocent Fernandes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2002 – 2005
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Fr. Biju Mandapam, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2004 – 2006
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Fr. Sunil Menezes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2006 – 2007
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Fr. Cyprian Lewis, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2001 – 2008
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Fr. Kuriakose Perapadan, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2004 – 2008
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Fr. Lawrence Correa, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2005 – 2008
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Fr. Ajit Kujur, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2008 – 2009
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Fr. Anil Kumar, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2007 – 2010
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Fr. Raja Reddy, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2010 – 2011
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Fr. Richard D'Almeida, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2008 – 2011
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Fr. Edward D'Mello, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2008 – 2011
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Fr. Naveen Rebello, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2010 – 2012
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Fr. A. Vanathu Chinnappan, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2011 – 2012
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Fr. Baptist Pais, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2008 – 2014
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Fr. John Singarayar, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2012 – 2014
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Fr. Evan Gomes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2012 – 2014
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Fr. Mathew Ezhuparayil, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2014 – 2015
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Fr. John Mascarenhas, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2015 – 2016
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Fr. Wilfred Wilson, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2014 – 2016
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Fr. Lawrence Correa, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2014 – 2017
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Fr. John Serrao, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2016 – 2017
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Fr. Infant Vinod Kumar, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2016 – 2018
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Fr. Praveen Aranha, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2017 – 2019
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Fr. Valerian Pius Fernandes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2017 – 2020
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Fr. Sunil Santosh Soreng, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2018 – 2021
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Fr. Magimai Sundar, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2019 – 2022
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Fr. Innocent Fernandes, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2017 – 2023
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Fr. Ciril D’Souza, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2020 – 2023
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Fr. Ezekiel Rakesh D'Souza, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2021 – 2023
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Fr. Sandesh Patil, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2022 – 2024
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Fr. Christi Selvaraj, SVD
Former Priest
Tenure: 2023 – 2024
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Fr Callisto Gomes SVD
Parish Priest / Assistant
Tenure: 2020 – 2025
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Fr. Edwin Vas SVD
Parish Priest / Assistant
Tenure: 2023 – 2026
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Fr. Lucas Parkhe SVD
Parish Priest / Assistant
Tenure: 2024 – 2026
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