In the year 1976, the Late Archbishop Angelo Fernandes invited the Dominicans (Order of Preachers) to look after the newly created parish of St Dominic at Vasant Vihar in the Archdiocese of Delhi. Also, the initial commission was to provide for the spiritual and intellectual needs of the community at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), one of the top academic institutions in the country. The first Dominicans to be appointed to this mission were fr. Thomas Ryan, OP and fr. Paul Mondoth, OP.
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