Administration exists for mission: coordinating missionaries, supporting communities, planning pastoral activities and directing resources towards missionary needs.
- 1982
- Thodarpaham founded
- 17
- Ministries coordinated
- 1
- Missionary family
From the Province history
History & details
Thodarpaham – Provincialate
Established in 1982 under the leadership of Fr. Hillerian Vethanayagam, OMI, Thodarpaham was initially intended as a centre for human development, communication, and mass media, with a library established at a significant time in Jaffna's history; in the aftermath of the planned burning of the famous Jaffna Public Library in 1981. Although the planned media ministry did not fully develop, the library continues to serve people today.
Thodarpaham now also functions as the Provincial administrative centre and provides accommodation for the hospital chaplain and other Oblate ministries.
Source: Pathinathan Sathiyaseelan, OMI, “Present Ministries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Jaffna Province”
What we do
- Appointing and accompanying Oblates in parishes, ministries and formation houses
- Planning and coordinating the pastoral priorities of the Province
- Responsible stewardship of finances, properties and mission resources
- Communication with the General Administration in Rome and the local Church
- Care for the well-being of every Oblate and community
- Keeping the Thodarpaham library open to the people of Jaffna
“Whoever wants to be first must be the servant of all.”